Countries At-A-Glance

Western Europe (EU)

TitlePopulationCapitalOfficial Language(s)Principal ReligionCurrencyPhone CodeYear of Joining EU
Austria8,772,865ViennaGermanRoman CatholicEuro+431995
Belgium11,351,727BrusselsFrench / Flemish / GermanRoman CatholicEuro+321958
Bulgaria7,101,859SofiaBulgarianOrthodoxLeva+3592007
Croatia4,154,213ZagrebCroatianRoman CatholicKuna+3852013
Cyprus854,802LefkosiaGreek/TurkishOrthodox/MuslimCypriot Pound+3572004
Czech Republic10,578,820PragueCzechRoman CatholicKoruna (kc)+4202004
Denmark5,748,769CopenhagenDanishEvangelical LutheranKrone (Kr)+451973
Estonia1,315,635TallinnEstonianEastern OrthodoxEstonian Kroon (EEK)+3722004
Finland5,503,297HelsinkiFinnish/SwedishLutheranEuro+3581995
France66,989,083ParisFrenchRoman CatholicEuro+331958
Germany82,521,653BerlinGermanProtestant/CatholicEuro+491958
Greece10,768,193AthensGreekGreek OrthodoxEuro+301981
Hungary9,797,561BudapestHungarianCatholic/ProtestantForint (ft)+362004
Ireland4,904,226DublinEnglish/ Irish-GaelicCatholic/ProtestantEuro+3531973
Italy60,589,445RomeItalianRoman CatholicEuro+391958
Latvia1,950,116RigaLatvian (Lettish)Lutheran/ Orthodox/ CatholicLati (Ls)+3712004
Lithuania2,847,904Vilnius (Vilna)LithuanianCatholic/ LutheranLitas (Lt)+3702004
Luxembourg590,667Luxembourg CityFrench, German, & LuxembourgishRoman CatholicEuro+3521958
Malta460,297ValletaMalti & EnglishRoman CatholicMaltese Lira (Lm)+3562004
Netherlands17,081,507AmsterdamDutchRoman CatholicEuro+311958
Poland37,972,964WarsawPolishRoman CatholicZloty (zt)+482004
Portugal10,309,573LisbonPortugueseRoman CatholicEuro+3512004
Romania19,644,350BucharestRomanianOrthodoxLei+402007
Slovakia5,435,343BratislavaSlovakianRoman CatholicKoruna (sk)+4212004
Slovenia2,065,895LlubljanaSlovenianRoman CatholicTolar+3862004
Spain46,528,966MadridSpanishRoman CatholicEuro+341986
Sweden9,995,153StockholmSwedishLutheranKrone (Skr)+461995

Western Europe (Non-EU)

TitlePopulationCapitalOfficial Language(s)Principal ReligionCurrencyPhone CodeYear of Joining EU
Norway4,503,440OsloNorwegianEvangelical LutheranKrone (Nkr)+47-
Switzerland7,283,274BernFrench/ German/ ItalianProtestant/CatholicSwiss Franc (Sfr)+41
United Kingdom59,647,790LondonEnglishChurch of England/ CatholicPound Sterling (GBP)+44-

Eastern Europe

TitlePopulationCapitalOfficial Language(s)Principal ReligionCurrencyPhone CodeYear of Joining EU
Albania3,510,484TiranaAlbanianIslamLeke+355
Belarus10,350,194MinskByelorussianEastern OrthodoxBelarusian Ruble+375
Bosnia-Herzegovina2.8 millionSarajevoBosnian (Serbo-Croatian)Muslim/ Orthodox/ CatholicConvertible Mark (Km)+387
Moldova4,431,570ChișinăuRomanianEastern OrthodoxLeu+373
Montenegro650,000PodgoricaMontenegrinEastern OrthodoxEuro+382-
North Macedonia2,046,209SkopjeMacedonianOrthodox/MuslimDenar+389-
Serbia10,663,087BelgradeSerbianEastern OrthodoxDinar+381

Other

TitlePopulationCapitalOfficial Language(s)Principal ReligionCurrencyPhone CodeYear of Joining EU
Turkey66,493,970AnkaraTurkishMuslimTurkish Lira+90-

Tiny Countries of Europe

TitlePopulationCapitalOfficial Language(s)Principal ReligionCurrencyPhone CodeYear of Joining EU
Andorra67,627Andorra la VellaCatalan (French & Spanish also spoken)ChristianityEuro+376
Gibraltar30,000GibraltarEnglish & Spanish-British Pound or Gibraltar Pound (also accept Euro)+350-
Iceland277,906Reykavik (103,020)Icelandic-Krona (Ikr)+354-
Liechtenstein32,528Vaduz (5,064)German-Swiss Franc (Sfr)+423-
Monaco31,842 (*but only 5,000 citizens)Monaco-VilleFrench-Euro+377-
San Marino27,336San Marino (4,498)Italian-Euro+378-
Vatican City1,000Vatican CityItalian & Latin-Euro+379-
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