Europe Flashcards
Andorra
Andorra la Vella ( Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain )
Albania
Tirana (Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north)
Armenia
Yerevan ( Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan )
Austria
Vienna ( Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia )
Belarus
Minsk ( east of Poland )
Belgium
Brussels ( Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands )
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo ( Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia )
Bulgaria
Sofia ( Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey )
Croatia
Zagreb ( Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia )
Denmark
Copenhagen (Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands )
Estonia
Tallinn ( Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia )
European Union **
Brussels, Belgium ; Strasbourg, France ; Luxembourg (Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east)
Faroe Islands *
Torshavn ( Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway )
Finland
Helsinki ( Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia )
France
Paris ( Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain )
Germany
Berlin ( Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark )
Gibraltar *
Gibraltar ( Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain )
Greece
Athens ( Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey )
Guernsey *
Saint Peter Port ( Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France )
Hungary
Budapest ( Central Europe, northwest of Romania )
Iceland
Reykjavik ( Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom )
Ireland
Dublin ( Western Europe, occupying 5/6 of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain )
Isle of Man
Douglas ( Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland )
Italy
Rome ( Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia )
Jam Mayen *
Not a Country
Jersey *
Saint Helier ( Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France )
Kosovo
Pristina ( Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia )
Latvia
Riga ( Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania )
Liechtenstein
Vaduz ( Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland )
Lithuania
Vilnius ( Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia )
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( Western Europe, between France and Germany )
Macedonia
Skopje ( Southeastern Europe, north of Greece )
Malta
Valletta ( Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy) )
Moldova
Chisinau in Romania ( Kishinev in Russian ) ( Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania )
Monaco
Monaco ( Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the Southern coast of France, near the border of Italy )
Montenegro
Podgorica; note- the Old Royal Capital is Cetinje mentioned in the constitution ( Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia )
Netherlands
Amsterdam ( Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany )
Norway
Oslo ( Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden )
Poland
Warsaw ( Central Europe, east of Germany )
Portugal
Lisbon ( Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain )
Romania
Bucharest ( Southern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine )
San Marino
San Marino ( Southern Europe, an enclave in Central Italy )
Serbia
Belgrade ( Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary )
Slovakia
Bratislava ( Central Europe, south of Poland )
Slovenia
Ljubljana ( south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia )
Spain
Madrid ( Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France )
Svalbard *
Longyearbyen ( Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway )
Sweden
Stockholm ( Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway )
Switzerland
Bern ( Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy )
Turkey
Ankara ( Southeastern Europe Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria )
Ukraine
Kyiv (pronoun. KAY-yiv)
United Kingdom
London ( Western Europe, islands-including the northern 1/6 of the island of Ireland- between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France )
Vatican City ( Holy See )
Vatican City ( Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) )