ME

EUROPE and YOU

EUROPE and YOU

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BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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doi:10.2860/46724

A wide range of information on the European Union is available through its Internet portal (http://europa.eu).

Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication.

Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2011

ISBN 978-92-824-3327-0doi:10.2860/46724QC-31-11-247-EN-C

© European Union, 2011All rights reserved.

Illustrations© Fotolia.com for all illustrations, except:p. 2 : p. 17 : © Booyabazooka

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General Secretariat of the Council

Europe and you

Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union

2011 — 32 pp. — 21 × 21 cm

ISBN 978-92-824-3327-0doi:10.2860/46724QC-31-11-247-EN-C

Hello!

Welcome to the European Union.

Did you know that the European Union is made up of 27 countries and has

a population of about 500 million?

Come and discover these countries, colour in their flags and guess the names of their capitals from the letters that have been jumbled up. You'll see what fun it is!

If you need help, you'll find the flags, the names of the capital cities and the map

of Europe at the end of this book.

Have fun!

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B _ U _ _ E _ S

BR

US

ES

L

S

BELGIUM

In Belgium we read a lot of comic strips.

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SOFIA

_O_ _ A

BULGARIA

In Bulgaria we use the Cyrillic alphabet.

4

PR _ _U_

CZECH REPUBLIC

PR

A GU E

The nickname for my country's capital is

'the golden city'.

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_O_E _ _ A _EN

C

O

PE N

N

H

A

GE

DENMARK

Do you know where Hans Christian

Andersen's Little Mermaid is?

6

_ _R _IN

GERMANY

B

E

RL

I

NThe printing press was

invented by a German in the 15th century.

7

T_L _ _N_

ESTONIA

T AL

L

INN

In Estonia we love to sing in the spring.

8

IRELAND

D_BL _ _

D

U

B

LI

N

The symbol of Ireland is the

shamrock.

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GREECE

A _H_N_

AH

TE

N

S

The Greeks invented the theatre and the

Olympic Games.

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_ AD_I_

SPAIN

Spanish children are brought presents by

the three kings.

MA

D

R

ID

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P_R _ _

FRANCE

Have you been up the Eiffel Tower yet?

P

A RI

S

12

_ _ME

ITALY

R

OM E

My country is shaped like

a boot.

13

N_CO_I_

CYPRUS

NIC O

SIA

Aphrodite, the goddess of love

and beauty, was born in Cyprus.

14

R _ _ A

LATVIA

The Latvian national flower is the daisy.

RI G

A

15

_IL _ _U_

LITHUANIA

The national sport of Lithuania

is basketball.

V

I

L

N

I

US

16

_UX _M_OU_ _

LUXEMBOURG

L

U

X

OE

MB

U R

G

Luxembourg is the only grand duchy in

the world.

17

BU_ A _ _ST

HUNGARY

BUDA

P E

ST

Rubik's Cube was invented by

a Hungarian.

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V_ _ _E _T_

MALTA

Malta is the smallest country in the

European Union.

V AL L

ET

TA

19

_ _ST_ _D_M

NETHERLANDS

We love cycling.

A

M

ST

E

R

D

A

M

20

V_ _NN_

AUSTRIA

VIA

N NE

Every first of January, a celebrated New Year's

concert takes place in our capital.

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_ A _SA _

POLAND

W

RS

A

WA

Poland's national symbol is the white

eagle.

22

L _ _B_N

PORTUGAL

L

I

SB

ON

Portugal is a land of great navigators.

23

_U_HAR _ _T

ROMANIA

B

UC

A

H R

E

ST

At Christmas time we sing for sweets.

24

_ J_B_ J_NA

SLOVENIA

UBLL

J JA

NA

The symbol of our capital city is the

dragon.

25

B_ AT_ _L _V_

SLOVAKIA

BR

ATI S

LAV A

My country is a mountainous one and we do a lot of

skiing.

26

HE _S_ _K _

FINLAND

H

E

LS

INK

I

Finland is where Father Christmas

lives.

27

_TOC_ _O_M

SWEDEN

S

T

O

H

C

K

OL

M

Pippi Longstocking is the heroine of Swedish

children's literature.

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L _N_O_

UNITED KINGDOM

The United Kingdom is linked to the European mainland by a tunnel

under the sea.

LN

N

D

O

O

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EUROPEAN UNION

Now you know a lot more about the 27 countries of

the European Union!

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BelgiumBrussels

Bulgaria Sofia

Czech RepublicPrague

IrelandDublin

GreeceAthens

SpainMadrid

FranceParis

LuxembourgLuxembourg

HungaryBudapest

MaltaValletta

NetherlandsAmsterdam

SloveniaLjubljana

SlovakiaBratislava

Finland Helsinki

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DenmarkCopenhagen

GermanyBerlin

EstoniaTallinn

ItalyRome

Cyprus Nicosia

LatviaRiga

LithuaniaVilnius

AustriaVienna

PolandWarsaw

PortugalLisbon

RomaniaBucharest

SwedenStockholm

European UnionUnited KingdomLondon

UNITEDKINGDOM

IRELAND

NETHERLANDS

BELGIUM

LUXEMBOURG

D E N M A R K

G E R M A N Y

CZECHREPUBLIC

SLOVAKIA

P O L A N D

A U S T R I AF R A N C E

S W E D E N

F I N L A N D

LITHUANIA

LATVIA

ESTONIA

ROMANIA

H U N G A R Y

SLOVENIA

GREECE

BULGARIA

CYPRUS

I T A LY

S P A I NPORTUGAL

MALTA

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Map: www.lovelljohns.com

A wide range of information on the European Union is available through its Internet portal (http://europa.eu).

Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication.

Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2011

ISBN 978-92-824-3327-0doi:10.2860/46724QC-31-11-247-EN-C

© European Union, 2011All rights reserved.

Illustrations© Fotolia.com for all illustrations, except:p. 2 : p. 17 : © Booyabazooka

Printed in Belgium

Printed on elemental chlorine-free bleached PaPer (ECF)

General Secretariat of the Council

Europe and you

Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union

2011 — 32 pp. — 21 × 21 cm

ISBN 978-92-824-3327-0doi:10.2860/46724QC-31-11-247-EN-C

ME

EUROPE and YOU

EUROPE and YOU

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 1751048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

www.european-council.europa.euwww.consilium.europa.eu

QC-31-11-247-EN

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doi:10.2860/46724