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Austria

Austria is a small country in central Europe famous for its beautiful mountain scenery. The towering Alps and their foothills stretch across the western, southern, and central parts of the country. In many areas, broad, green valleys separate the mountains. Austria has many lovely, mirrorlike lakes. Thick forests cover much of the country's land. Austria has no coastline. It shares boundaries with the countries of Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, Germany and the Czech Republic to… More »

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Albania

Albania is a small, mountainous nation in the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe. It is one... More >>

Andorra

Andorra, one of the smallest countries in the world, lies high in the Pyrenees mountains between... More >>

Austria

Austria is a small country in central Europe famous for its beautiful mountain scenery. The... More >>

Belarus

Belarus, behl uh ROOS or byehl uh ROOS, also spelled Byelarus, is a country in eastern Europe.... More >>

Belgium

Belgium is a small country at the crossroads of northwestern Europe. The country borders three... More >>

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina, BOZ nee uh or BAWS nee uh, hurt suh goh VEE nuh or hehrt seh goh VEE nuh, is... More >>

Bulgaria

Bulgaria, buhl GAIR ee uh, is a country on the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe. It is... More >>

Croatia

Croatia, kroh AY shuh, is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered on the south by... More >>

Denmark

Denmark is a small kingdom in northern Europe that is almost surrounded by water. It consists of... More >>

England

England is the largest of the four political divisions that make up the United Kingdom of Great... More >>

Estonia

Estonia, eh STOH nee uh, is a country on the Baltic Sea in northeastern Europe. The country's... More >>

Finland

Finland is a country in northern Europe famous for its scenic beauty. Thousands of lovely lakes... More >>

Georgia

Georgia is a country in the Caucasus Mountains at the eastern end of the Black Sea. It lies... More >>

Germany

Germany is a large country in central Europe. It has more people than any other European country... More >>

Greenland

Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is a self-governing territory of Denmark, but it... More >>


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