European Union member states European Union member states The Republic of Cyprus ( Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros; Turkish: Kıbrıs; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, 113 kilometres (70 miles) south of Turkey and around 120 km west of the Syrian coast. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cyprus"
The Czech Republic ( Czech: Česká republika) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country has borders with Poland to the north, Germany to the northwest and west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east. Historic Prague ( Czech: Praha), a major tourist attraction, is its capital and largest city. Other major cities include Brno, Ostrava, Zlín, Plzeň, Pardubice, Hradec Králové, České Budějovice, Liberec, Olomouc, and Ústí nad Labem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Czech Republic"
The Kingdom of Denmark ( Danish: Kongeriget Danmark) is geographically the smallest and southernmost Nordic country, and is part of the European Union. It is located at in Scandinavia which is in northern Europe, but it does not lie on the Scandinavian Peninsula. ...more on Wikipedia about "Denmark"
The Republic of Estonia, or Estonia ( Estonian: Eesti Vabariik or Eesti) is a country in Northern Europe and a member state of European Union since 2004. It is separated from Finland in the north by the narrow Gulf of Finland and from Sweden in the west by the middle part of the Baltic Sea. Estonia has land borders with its fellow Baltic country Latvia to the south and Russia to the east. ...more on Wikipedia about "Estonia"
The Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. Finland has land frontiers with Sweden, Norway and Russia. The Åland Islands, off the southwestern coast, are under Finnish sovereignty while enjoying extensive autonomy. The commonly used Finnish name for the country is Suomi, the Swedish one Finland. (In Latin, Finland is Fennia, this is used in scientific naming.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Finland"
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Deutschland or Bundesrepublik Deutschland ( ), is one of the world's leading industrialised countries, located in Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Germany"
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The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság ), or Hungary (Magyarország ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hungary"
Italy, officially the Italian Republic ( Italian: Italia or Repubblica Italiana), is a country in southern Europe. It comprises the boot-shaped Italian peninsula, the Po River valley, and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italian territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Italy"
The Republic of Latvia ( Latvian: Latvijas Republika) is a country in Northern Europe. Latvia has land borders with its two fellow Baltic states — Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south — and Russia and Belarus to the east. In the west, Latvia shares a maritime border with Sweden. The capital of Latvia, Riga ( Latvian: Rīga), is the largest city in the Baltic States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Latvia"
This is a list of European Union member states. The European Union was created on 1 November 1993 when the Treaty of Maastricht came into effect. The History of the European Union – 1993 (2005). European Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2006. Twelve of the current 25 member states joined one of the Union's predecessors, either the European Coal and Steel Community (which came into existence on 23 July 1952 The History of the European Union – 1952 (2005). European Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2006. and ceased to exist exactly 50 years later The History of the European Union – 2002 (2005). European Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2006.), the European Economic Community (which came into existence on 1 January 1958 The History of the European Union – 1958 (2005). European Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2006.), or the European Community (which came into existence on 1 July 1967 as a merger of ECSC, EEC and Euratom The History of the European Union – 1967 (2005). European Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2006., and is one of the three pillars of the European Union today). ...more on Wikipedia about "List of European Union member states"
The Republic of Lithuania ( Lithuanian: Lietuva; full - Lietuvos Respublika) is a republic in northeastern Europe. One of the three Baltic States along the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland to the south, and the Kaliningrad Oblast (region) of Russia to the southwest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lithuania"
}}The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked country situated in the north-west of continental Europe, bordered by France, Germany and Belgium. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luxembourg"
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The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:dərlant/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), which is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy, located in northwestern Europe. It borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The current borders were formed in 1839. ...more on Wikipedia about "Netherlands"
The Republic of Poland ( Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska) is a country located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) to the north. ...more on Wikipedia about "Poland"
The Portuguese Republic ( Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is located in the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. In addition, Portugal includes two archipelagos in the Atlantic, Azores (Açores) and Madeira Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Portugal"
:For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, ( Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology) . ...more on Wikipedia about "Republic of Ireland"
The Republic of Slovenia ( Slovenian: Republika Slovenija) is a coastal Alpine country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slovenia"
The Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Occitan: Regne d'Espanha) is the largest of the two countries that make up the Iberian peninsula—the other is Portugal—located in south-western Europe. To the west (and, in Galicia, south), it borders Portugal. To the south, it borders Gibraltar and Morocco. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in north Africa, and a number of uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the strait of Gibraltar, known as Plazas de soberanía, such as the Chafarine islands, the "rocks" (peñones) of Vélez and Alhucemas, and the tiny Isla Perejil ( disputed). In the Northeast along the Pyrenees, a small exclave town called Llívia in Catalonia is surrounded by French territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spain"
The Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish: ) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on the east. Sweden has a low population density except in its metropolitan areas, with most of the inland consisting of forests and mountainous wilderness. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sweden"
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, U.K. or the UK) is a state situated in the British Isles off the north-western coast of continental Europe, and surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. ...more on Wikipedia about "United Kingdom"
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