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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 978-92-824-3327-0 doi:10.2860/46724 QC-31-11-247-EN-C
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 978-92-824-3327-0 doi:10.2860/46724 QC-31-11-247-EN-C © European Union, 2011 All rights reserved. Illustrations © Fotolia.com for all illustrations, except: p. 2 : p. 17 : © Booyabazooka Printed in Luxembourg Printed on elemental chlorine-free bleached paper (ECF)
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!
BELGIUM
2
S B U S E S R L In Belgium we read a lot of comic strips.
B_U_ _E_S
BULGARIA O
S
F A I
3
In Bulgaria we use the Cyrillic alphabet.
_O_ _ A
CZECH REPUBLIC
4
A
U
R P
E
G
The nickname for my country's capital is 'the golden city'.
PR _ _U_
DENMARK O NA E C G N H E P
Do you know where Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid is?
_O_ E _ _ A _ EN
5
GERMANY E 6
R BI L N The printing press was invented by a German in the 15th century.
_ _ R _ IN
ESTONIA I TL A N N L In Estonia we love to sing in the spring.
T_ L _ _ N _
7
IRELAND N
L U I D B
8
The symbol of Ireland is the shamrock.
D_ BL _ _
GREECE A T H E
S
N The Greeks invented the theatre and the Olympic Games.
A_H_N_
9
SPAIN A 10
D
R D
M
I
Spanish children are brought presents by the three kings.
_ AD_ I _
FRANCE A
I S
R 11
P
Have you been up the Eiffel Tower yet?
P_ R _ _
ITALY M E O 12
R My country is shaped like a boot.
_ _ ME
CYPRUS
13
Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was born in Cyprus.
S A N O I C I
N _CO_ I _
LATVIA
14
I
G A
R
The Latvian national flower is the daisy.
R__A
LITHUANIA I S
U
L
N V
I The national sport of Lithuania is basketball.
_ IL _ _U_
15
LUXEMBOURG U O G E L M R U B X
16
Luxembourg is the only grand duchy in the world.
_UX _ M _OU_ _
HUNGARY S T B U A D P E Rubik's Cube was invented by a Hungarian.
BU_ A _ _ST
17
MALTA
18
Malta is the smallest country in the European Union.
T L A L E V A T
V_ _ _ E _T_
NETHERLANDS R M M D S E T A A We love cycling.
_ _ST_ _ D_ M
19
AUSTRIA
20
N
E A I VN
Every first of January, a celebrated New Year's concert takes place in our capital.
V_ _ NN _
POLAND A W A W
R
S
Poland's national symbol is the white eagle.
_ A _SA _
21
PORTUGAL
22
Portugal is a land of great navigators.
LS B O NI
L__B_N
ROMANIA E
A B T R H S U C At Christmas time we sing for sweets.
_U_ HAR _ _T
23
SLOVENIA
24
NJ J A L A BL U The symbol of our capital city is the dragon.
_ J_ B _ J_ NA
SLOVAKIA
VT B A I A S A R L My country is a mountainous one and we do a lot of skiing.
B _ AT_ _ L _V_
25
FINLAND I 26
Finland is where Father Christmas lives.
E S L K N I H
HE _S_ _ K _
SWEDEN
Pippi Longstocking is the heroine of Swedish children's literature.
H K M O
S L O C T
_TOC_ _O_ M
27
UNITED KINGDOM
28
The United Kingdom is linked to the European mainland by a tunnel under the sea.
N O D N L O L _ N _O_
EUROPEAN UNION
29
Now you know a lot more about the 27 countries of the European Union!
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Luxembourg
Hungary Budapest
Malta
Valletta
Netherlands
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Brussels
30
Dublin
Luxembourg
Athens
Ljubljana
Sofia
Madrid
Bratislava
Prague
Paris
Amsterdam
Helsinki
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
United Kingdom
European Union
Copenhagen
Rome
Vienna
Stockholm
Berlin
Nicosia
Warsaw
London
Tallinn
Riga
Lisbon
Vilnius
Bucharest
31
FINLAND SWEDEN
ESTONIA
LATVIA
32
DENMARK
IR ELA ND
LITHUANIA
UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS BELGIUM
POLAND
GERMANY
LUXEMBOURG
C ZE C H R E P UB L IC S LOVA K IA
F R A N C E
AUSTRIA
HUNGARY
SLOVENIA
ROMAN I A
I T A LY
BU LGARI A
PORTUGAL
S P A I N
GRE E CE
Map: www.lovelljohns.com
CYPRUS M ALTA
General Secretariat of the Council Europe and you Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union 2011 — 32 pp. — 21 × 21 cm ISBN 978-92-824-3327-0 doi:10.2860/46724 QC-31-11-247-EN-C
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 978-92-824-3327-0 doi:10.2860/46724 QC-31-11-247-EN-C © European Union, 2011 All 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)
QC-31-11-247-EN-C
O R P U E E d an
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doi:10.2860/46724
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