Main Countries of EuropeMr. FortenberryWorld Geography9th GradeReviewing ImportantEuropean Nations.

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UNITED KINGDOM

England, Wales, Scotland, & Northern Ireland Language: English United in 1701 Pop: Est. 60,975,000 Capital: London Major Cities: Edinburgh, Liverpool, Glasgow, Belfast

GERMANY

Language: German Reunified East & West Germany in 1990 after fall of Soviet Union (Berlin Wall) Pop. Est. 82,060,000 Capital: Berlin Major Cities: Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich

FRANCE

Language: French Est. 843 but current govt. 1958 Pop. Est. 65,073,482 Capital: Paris. Major Cities: Lyon, Marseille

IRELAND

Language: English Est. 1922 Pop. Est. 5,981,448 Capital: Dublin Major Cities: Cork, Galway

ITALY

Language: Italian Est. 1861 but has been around and through constant change since Ancient Roman

Empire Pop. Est. 59,905,225 Capital: Rome Major Cities: Venice, Milan, Palermo, Turin, Florence

RUSSIA

Language: Russian Est. 1990 (after fall of Soviet Union) Pop. Est. 142,008,838 Capital: Moscow Major Cities: St. Petersburg

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GREECE

Language: Greek Est. Been around since Ancient Greece around 1000 b.c.e. Pop. Est. 11,216,708 Capital: Athens Major Cities: Sparta, Knossos

SPAIN

Language: Spanish Est. 1479 but Democracy 1978 Pop. Est. 46,157,822 Capital: Madrid Major Cities: Barcelona, Seville, Villareal

PORTUGAL

Language: Portuguese Est. 868 Pop. Est. 10,676,910 Capital: Lisbon Major Cities: Oporto

NETHERLANDS

Language: Dutch Est. 1581 not recognized til 1648 Pop. Est. 16,440,113 Capital: Amsterdam Major Cities: Rotterdam

WORKS CITED

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom#Population http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany#Restoration_and_revolution_.281814.E2.80.931871.29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

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