2. Country Capital
Albania Tirane
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Bulgaria Sofia
Croatia Zagreb
Czech Republic Prague
Estonia Tallinn
Hungary Budapest
Latvia Riga
Lithuania Vilnius
Macedonia Skopje
Moldova Chisinau
Montenegro Podgorica
Poland Warsaw
Romania Bucharest
Serbia Belgrade
Slovakia Bratislava
Slovenia Ljubljana
memorize
4. landmarks
Apollonia
Next to the city of Fier in the middle of Albania one can find the ruins of an ancient town,
named after the god Apollon. Apollonia was the biggest and most important city in the
ancient world. The ruins are still impressing and show a little piece of the original glory.
Libraries, temples, theatres and other buildings can be visited, as well as a triumphal arch
and rotted mansions.
5. Products-tobacco, figs, olives,
wheat, maize, potatoes, vegetables,
fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat,
honey, dairy products, and traditional
medicine and aromatic plants
6. Topography-is predominantly mountainous,
with 70% of the territory at elevations of more than 300 m
(1,000 ft). The rest of the country consists of a coastal lowland
and the lower reaches of river valleys opening onto the coastal
plain. The Albanian mountains, representing a southern
continuation of the Dinaric system, rise abruptly from the
plains and are especially rugged along the country's borders.
The highest peak, Mt. Korabit (2,751 m/9,026 ft) lies in
eastern Albania on the Macedonian border. The most
important rivers—the Drin, the Buna, the Mat, the Shkumbin,
the Seman, and the Vijosë—empty into the Adriatic. Albania
shares Lake Scutari ( Skadarsko Jezero ) with Serbia and
Montenegro, Lake Ohrid ( Ohridsko Jezero ) with Macedonia,
and Lake Prespë ( Prespansko Jezero) with Macedonia and
Greece
12. landmarks
The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
This is a historic bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina River in eastern Republika Srpska
entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was completed in 1577. by the Ottoman court
architect Mimar Sinan on the order of the Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović.
UNESCO included the facility in its 2007 World Heritage List. The bridge is widely
known because of the book ''The Bridge on the Drina'' (1945) written by Yugoslav
writer Ivo Andrić, Nobel prize winning author.
14. Topography
Bosnia and Herzegovina features hills, mountains,
and valleys. Approximately 50% of the land is
forested. The country has three main geographic
zones: high plains and plateaus along the northern
border with Croatia, low mountains in the center, and
the higher Dinaric Alps which cover the rest of the
country. Approximately 10% of the land in Bosnia
and Herzegovina is arable.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is subject to frequent and
destructive earthquakes.
16. Facts
Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
(long form) Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Capital City: Sarajevo (310,605 pop.)
(436,000 metro)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Population:3,875,723
(2013 est.)
Ethnicity: Bosniak 48%, Serb 37.1%, Croat
14.3%, other 0.6%
note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an
ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with
the religious term Muslim - an adherent of
Islam
17. •GDP total: $32.08 billion (2012 est.)
•GDP per capita: $8,300 (2012 est.)
•Language: Bosnian (official), Croatian
(official), Serbian
•Largest Cities: (by population)
Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Zenica, Tuzla,
Mostar, Bihac, Bugojno, Brcko, Bijeljina,
Prijedor, Trebinje, Travnik
•Religion: Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%,
Roman Catholic 15%, other 14%
•type of government-:parliamentary
representative democracy
19. Landmarks
FlEuphrasian Basilica
The 6th century Euphrasian Basilica is the top attraction of Poreč, a 2,000
year old town in Istria. It is one of the best examples of early Byzantine
architecture in the Mediterranean region and, for the most part, has retained its
original shape, though accidents, fires and earthquakes have altered a few
details. The present basilica was built on the site of an older basilica during the
period of Bishop Euphrasius. The wall mosaics were executed by Byzantian
masters and the floor mosaics by local experts.
22. Topography
Croatia is geographically diverse, with flat plains along the
Hungarian border, as well as low mountains and highlands
near the Adriatic coast. The country is generally divided
into three main geographic zones: the Pannonian and Peri-
Pannonian Plains in the east and northwest, the central hills
and mountains, and the Adriatic coast. Approximately 24%
of Croatia's land is arable. Croatia's natural resources
include: oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore,
calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, and salt.
Croatia's natural environment experiences effects from
frequent earthquakes, air pollution from metallurgical
plants, coastal pollution from industrial and domestic
waste, and forest damage.
23. Facts
Name: Croatia
(long form) Republic of Croatia
Capital City: Zagreb (686,568 pop.)
(1,288,000 metro)
Croatia Population: 4,475,611(2013 est.)
Religion: Roman Catholic 87.8%,
Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%,
Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified
0.9%, none 5.2%
24. •Currency:Croatian kuna
•Ethnicity: Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other
5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian,
Slovene, Czech, and Roma)
•GDP total: $79.14 billion (2012 est.)
•GDP per capita: $18,100 (2012 est.)
•Language: Croatian (official) 96.1%,
Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9%
(including Italian, Hungarian, Czech,
Slovak, and German)
26. landmarks
The Turda Salt Mine
The salt mine of Turda can be found in the Dugau-Valea Sarata area of Turda, and
it is over 13 million years old, weighing a total of 38 million tons. Tourists can
enter the mines and admire their exquisite natural beauty through the Salina-
Durgau tourist center.
Highlights include the Altar Room, the Rudolf Mine, the Terezia Mine (367 feet
tall) and the Ghizela Room.
27. Products-coal, oil, natural gas, hydro,
nuclear and wind). Romania's main
exports are agricultural and food
products ,wines and alcoholic drinks ,
wood products, textiles and leather ,
industrial machinery, electrical and
electronic equipment, metallurgic
products, cars , software,
pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals.
28. topography
The backbone of Romania is formed by the Carpathian
Mountains, which swing southeastward and then westward
through the country. The southern limb of this arc-shaped
system is known as the Transylvanian Alps, whose compact,
rugged peaks rise to 2,543 m (8,343 ft) in Mt. Moldoveanu,
Romania's highest. The eastern Carpathians have an average
elevation of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) and exceed 1,900 m (6,200 ft)
only in the highest ranges. On the eastern and southern fringes
of the Carpathian arc are the low plateau sand plains of
Walachia, extending to the Prut River (Moldovan border) in
the east and to the Danube(Bulgarian border) in the south. On
the inside of the Carpathian arc is the Transylvanian Basin, a
hilly region dissected by the wide, deep valleys of the Mures
and Somes rivers
30. Facts
Name: Romania
Capital City: Bucharest (10,000,000 pop.)
(2,150,000 metro)
Romania Population: 21,790,479 (2013
est.)
Ethnicity: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%,
Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%,
Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4%
Type of government:unitary state
31. •GDP total: $274.1 billion (2012 est.)
•GDP per capita: $12,800 (2012 est)
•Language: Romanian 91% (official),
Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%,
other 1.2%
•Religion: Eastern Orthodox (including all
sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant
(various denominations including Reformate
and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic
4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified
0.9%, none 0.1%
33. landmarks
The Caves of Lillafüred-Lillafüred in the Bükk Mountains
is another very popular spa destination in Hungary. It's also
famous for its many spectacular caves, all within an easy walk
of the town. Some of the most interesting to explore are the
István Cave with its fantastic stalactite formations
41. Topography
Slovenia features a small coastal strip on
the Adriatic, an alpine region adjacent to
Italy, and mixed mountains and valleys
with numerous rivers in the east.
Slovenia's natural resources include lignite
coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, and
silver. Approximately 11% of Slovenia's
land is arable
42. Facts
Name: Slovenia
(long form) Republic of Slovenia
Capital City: Ljubljana (272,220 pop.)
Slovenia Population: 1,992,690 (2013 est.)
Ethnicity: Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%,
Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12%
GDP total: $58.06 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $28,600 (2012 est.)
Type of government :parliamentary republic
43. •Language: Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-
Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian
(official, only in municipalities where Hungarian
national communities reside), Hungarian (official,
only in municipalities where Hungarian national
communities reside)
• Religion: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%,
Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated
3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1%
47. Topography
Macedonia is a landlocked country that is geographically
clearly defined by a central valley formed by the Vardar
river and framed along its borders by mountain ranges.
The terrain is mostly rugged, located between the Šar
Mountains and Osogovo, which frame the valley of the
Vardar river. Three large lakes — Lake Ohrid, Lake
Prespa and Dojran Lake — lie on the southern borders,
bisected by the frontiers with Albania and Greece. Ohrid
is considered to be one of the oldest lakes and biotopes in
the world.
48. Products-major agricultural production is of
tobacco, rice, grapes, fruits and vegetables.
There is significant production of wine from
domestic grapes. Cattle, sheep, horses,
goats and pigs are raised, along with
chickens and bees for honey. The raising of
sheep and chickens is much more common
than that of cattle, horses and goats. There is
a rapidly growing textile industry, primarily
for export, and the manufacturing sector has
been growing rapidly in recent decades.
50. •Language: Macedonian (official) 66.5%,
Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%,
Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8%
•Religion: Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%,
Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other
1.63%
•Government type-parliamentary represent
government