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United KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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"Dieu et mon droit" (French)
"God and my right" | Anthem
"God Save the Queen"
| Location of the United Kingdom (dark green) – on the European continent (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (light green) | Capital
(and largest city) | London
 51°30′N, 0°7′W | | Official languages | English (de facto) | | Recognised regional languages | Irish Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish | | Demonym | British, Briton | | Government | Constitutional monarchy (Parliamentary democracy) | | - | Monarch | HM Queen Elizabeth II | | - | Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | | Formation | | - | Acts of Union | May 1, 1707 | | - | Act of Union | January 1, 1801 | | - | Anglo-Irish Treaty | April 12, 1922 | | EU membership | January 1, 1973 | | Area | | - | Total | 244,820 km² (79th)
94,526 sq mi | | - | Water (%) | 1.34 | | Population | | - | mid-2006 estimate | 60,587,300 (22nd) | | - | 2001 census | 58,789,194
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637/sq mi | | GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | | - | Total | $2.375 trillion (6th) | | - | Per capita | $35,051 (11th) | | GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | | - | Total | $2.660.7 trillion (5th) | | - | Per capita | $38,624 (13th) | | | | | | | | Currency | Pound sterling (£) (GBP) | | Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) | | - | Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | | Internet TLD | .uk | | Calling code | +44 |
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Sweden| Konungariket Sverige Kingdom of Sweden |
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(Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
"For Sweden – With the Times" ² | Anthem
Du gamla, Du fria
Thou ancient, Thou free
Royal anthem
Kungssången
The Song of the King | Location of Sweden (dark green) – on the European continent (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (light green) | Capital
(and largest city) | Stockholm
59°21′N, 18°4′E | | Official languages | Swedish (de facto) | | Demonym | Swedish | | Government | Constitutional monarchy | | - | King | Carl XVI Gustaf | | - | Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt | | - | Speaker of
the Riksdag |
Per Westerberg | | Consolidation | prehistoric | | EU membership | January 1, 1995 | | Area | | - | Total | 449,964 km² (55th)
173,732 sq mi | | - | Water (%) | 8.7 | | Population | | - | 2007 estimate | 9,142,817 (88th) | | - | 1990 census | 8,587,353 | | - | Density | 20/km² (158th)
52/sq mi | | GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | | - | Total | $291 billion (34th) | | - | Per capita | $32,200 (18th) | | GDP (nominal) | 2006 estimate | | - | Total | $385 billion (19th) | | - | Per capita | $42,400 (9th) | | | | | | | | Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) | | Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | | - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | | Internet TLD | .se | | Calling code | +46 |
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NorwayKongeriket Norge
Kongeriket Noreg Kingdom of Norway |
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Royal: Alt for Norge / Alt for Noreg
("All for Norway")
1814 Eidsvoll oath:
Enige og tro til Dovre faller
Einig og tru til Dovre fell
("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble") | Anthem
Ja, vi elsker
Royal anthem
Kongesangen | Location of Norway (orange) on the European continent (white) | Capital
(and largest city) | Oslo
59°56′N, 10°41′E | | Official languages | Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) Sami1 | | Demonym | Norwegian | | Government | Constitutional monarchy | | - | Monarch | Harald V | | - | Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) | | Establishment | | | - | Constitution | 17 May, 1814 | | - | Independence from union with Sweden |
declared 7 June, 1905 | | Area | | - | Total | 385,155 km² (61st)
148,746 sq mi | | - | Water (%) | 7.0 | | Population | | - | 2007 estimate | 4,770,000 (114th) | | - | Density | 12/km² (202nd)
31/sq mi | | GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | | - | Total | $213.6 billion (42nd) | | - | Per capita | $46,300 (3rd) | | GDP (nominal) | 2006 estimate | | - | Total | $335.3 billion (25th) | | - | Per capita | $72305.6 (2nd) | | | | | | | | Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK) | | Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | | - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | | Internet TLD | .no.sj and .bv | | Calling code | +47 |
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Lithuania| Lietuvos Respublika Republic of Lithuania |
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"Tautos jėga vienybėje"
"The strength of the nation lies in unity" | Anthem
Tautiška giesmė
| Location of Lithuania (orange) – on the European continent (camel & white)
– in the European Union (camel) [Legend] | Capital
(and largest city) | Vilnius
54°41′N, 25°19′E | | Official languages | Lithuanian | | Demonym | Lithuanian | | Government | Parliamentary democracy | | - | President | Valdas Adamkus | | - | Prime Minister | Gediminas Kirkilas | | Independence | from the Russian Empire (1918) | | - | Lithuania mentioned | February 14, 1009 | | - | Kingdom | July 6, 1253 | | - | Personal union with Poland | February 2, 1386 | | - | Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth declared | 1569 | | - | Russian/Prussian occupation | 1795 | | - | Independence declared | February 16, 1918 | | - | 1st Soviet occupation | August 3, 1940 | | - | 2nd Soviet occupation | 1944 | | - | Independence restored | March 11, 1990 | | EU membership | 1 May 2004 | | Area | | - | Total | 65,200 km² (123rd)
25,173 sq mi | | - | Water (%) | 1,35% | | Population | | - | 2007 estimate | 3,575,439 (127th) | | - | Density | 55/km² (113th)
142/sq mi | | GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | | - | Total | $54.03 billion (75th) | | - | Per capita | $17, 104 (49th) | | GDP (nominal) | 2006 estimate | | - | Total | $25.49 billion (75th) | | - | Per capita | $10,670 (53rd) | | | | | | | | Currency | Lithuanian litas (Lt) (LTL) | | Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | | - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | | Internet TLD | .lt | | Calling code | +370 |
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Latvia| Latvijas Republika Republic of Latvia |
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"Tēvzemei un Brīvībai" ( Latvian)
"For Fatherland and Freedom" | Anthem
Dievs, svētī Latviju! (Latvian)
"God, bless Latvia!"
| Location of Latvia (orange) – on the European continent (camel & white)
– in the European Union (camel) [Legend] | Capital
(and largest city) | Riga
56°57′N, 24°6′E | | Official languages | Latvian | | Ethnic groups | 59.0% Latvians
28.3% Russians
3.7% Belarusians
2.4% Poles
6.3% others | | Demonym | Latvian | | Government | Parliamentary democracy | | - | President | Valdis Zatlers | | - | Prime Minister | Aigars Kalvītis | | Independence1 | from Russia and Germany | | - | Declared | November 18, 1918 | | - | Recognized | January 26, 1921 | | - | Proclaimed2 | May 4, 1990 | | - | Completed | September 6, 1991 | | EU membership | May 1, 2004 | | Area | | - | Total | 64,589 km² (124th)
24,937 sq mi | | - | Water (%) | 1.5 | | Population | | - | January 2006 estimate | 2,291,000 (143rd) | | - | 2000 census | 2 375 000 | | - | Density | 36/km² (166th)
93/sq mi | | GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | | - | Total | $29.214 billion (95th) | | - | Per capita | $18,005 (46th) | | | | | | | | Currency | Lats (Ls) (LVL) | | Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | | - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | | Internet TLD | .lv | | Calling code | +371 |
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