Ireland

(local short form) Eire
Capital City Dublin (pop. 505,739) (2006 est.) Note: County Dublin, now called the Dublin Region has a 2006 population exceeding 1,222,000
Cities (largest by population) Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford, Drogheda, Dundalk
Currency Euro
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $202.9 billion (2006 est)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (per capita) $43,600 (2006 est)
Holiday (national) Saint Patrick's Day, March 17
Language English, Irish Gaelic
Population 4,015,700 (2006 est.)
Religions Roman Catholic (88%), others

 Republic of Malta

Capital City Valletta
Languages Maltese (official), English (official)
Official Currency Euro
Religions Catholic, others
Population 402,000 (2003 est.)
Land Area 320 sq km (124 sq miles)
Landforms Mostly low, rocky land with rugged, steep coastal cliffs.

Republic of Poland

Population 38,576,000
Capital City Warsaw (1.6 million)
Languages Polish (official)
Official Currency Zloty
Religions Catholic, others
Land Area 304,460 sq km (117,552 sq miles)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital City London (pop. 7,592,300) (2006 est.)
Cities (largest by population) London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bradford
Currency British Pound (GBP)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $1.903 trillion (2006 est)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (per capita) $31,400 (2006 est)
Holiday (national) there is no (one) specific national holiday in the United Kingdom, as each of its parts has its own patron saint's day and other observances
Independence Day None
Language English, Welsh, Scottish form of Gaelic
Population 60,441,500 (2006 est.)
Religions Christian (72%), Muslim, Hindi, others

The Italian Republic

Name Italy
(long form) Italian Republic
Capital City Rome (pop. 5,208,000) (2006 est.)
Cities (largest by population) Milan, Naples, Rome, Palermo, Venice, Turin, Bologna
Currency Euro Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $1.698 trillion (2005 est)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (per capita) $29,200 (2005 est)
Holiday (national) Republic Day, June 2
Independence Day March 17, 1861
Language Italian, others
Population 58,103,000 (2006 est.)
Religions Catholic

Kingdom of Norway

Name Norway
(long form) Kingdom of Norway
(local short form) Norge
Capital City Oslo (pop. 550,612) (2006 est.) Oslo metro area now exceeds 1.1 million.
Cities (largest by population) Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Fredrikstad.
Currency Norwegian Krone - (plural) Kroner
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $261.7 billion (2006 est)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (per capita) $47,800 (2006 est)
Holiday (national) May 17, Constitution Day
Language Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), Sami
Population 4,593,000 (2006 est.)
Religions Church of Norway (86%), other Christian faiths (2%), Muslim (2%)

Republic of Turkey

Name Turkey
(long form) Republic of Turkey
Population 69,660,559
Capital City Ankara (3.6 million)
Currency new Turkish Lira (YTL)
Languages Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, others
National Day October 29
Coastline 4,474 miles (7,200 km)
Land Areas (land) 297,591 sq miles (770,760 sq km)
(water) 3792 sq miles (9,820 sq km)
(TOTAL) 301,383 sq miles (780,580 sq km)
Highest Point Mt. Ararat at 16,948 ft. (5,166m)
Lowest Point Mediterranean - (0 ft.) (0 m)

Kingdom of Spain

Name Spain
(long form) Kingdom of Spain
Capital City Madrid (pop. 4,512,500) (2006 est.) The Madrid metro area now exceeds 5.9 million
Cities (largest by population) Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Malaga and Murcia
Currency Euro
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $1.081 trillion (2006 est)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (per capita) $27,000 (2006 est)
Holiday (national) 12 October (Día de la Hispanidad)
Language Castilian (official), plus the (3) recognized regional languages of Basque, Catalan and Galecian
Population 40,341,500 (2006 est.)
Religions Catholic (95%), others

Hellenic Republic

Name Greece
(long form) Hellenic Republic
Capital City Athens (pop. 3,216,200) (2006 est.)
Cities (largest by population) Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Iraklio, Volos
Currency Euro
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) $1.698 trillion (2005 est)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (per capita) $22,300 (2005 est)
Holiday (national) Independence Day, March 25
Independence Day March 25, 1821
Language Greek (official)
Population 10,688,058 (2006 est.)
Religions Greek Orthodox

Romania

Official Name Romania
Capital City Bucharest
Latitude/Longitude 46° 00'N, 25° 00'E
Languages Romanian (official), Hungarian, German, others
Official Currency Leu
Religions Romanian Orthodox, Catholic, others
Population 22,291,000
Land Area 230,340 sq km (88,934 sq miles)
Landforms The Carpathian Mountains and the Carpatii Mountains (Transylvanian Alps) almost encircle the central plain. Those mountains slope down into much flatter land in the south and southeast. The Prut River forms its eastern border with Moldova, and the Danube River forms it's southern border with Bulgaria, then flowing north and east into the Black Sea.
Land Divisions 40 counties, 1 municipality