European countries

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3. Hello!
Welcome to the
European Union.
Did you know that the European Union is
made up of 28 countries and has a population
of about 508 million?
Come and discover these 28 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 the colouring
book.
Have fun!

4. B _ U _ _ E L _
B
R
US
E
LS
S
BELGIUM
In Belgium
we read a lot of
comic strips.

5. SO
F
IA
_O__A
BULGARIA
In Bulgaria
we use the Cyrillic
alphabet.

6. PR__U_
CZECH REPUBLIC
P
R
A G
U E
The nickname for
my country’s capital is
‘the golden city’.

7. _O_E__A_E_
C
O
P
E NH
A
G
E
N
DENMARK
Where can you see
Hans Christian Andersen’s
Little Mermaid?

8. __R_IN
GERMANY
B
E
R
L
I
N
The printing press
was invented by a German
in the 15th century.

9. T_L__N_
ESTONIA
T AL
L
I
NN
In Estonia we love to
sing in the spring.

10. IRELAND
D_BL__
D
U
B
L
I
N
The symbol of Ireland
is the shamrock.

11. GREECE
A__EN_
A
T
H E
N
S
The Greeks
invented theatre and
the Olympic Games.

12. _AD_I_
SPAIN
Spanish children are
brought presents by the
three kings.
M
A
D
R
I
D

13. P_R__
FRANCE
Have you been
up the Eiffel Tower
yet?
P
A R
I
S

14. Z__R_B
CROATIA
B
A
R
G
E
Z
Dalmatian dogs
originally came from
Croatia.

15. __ME
ITALY
R
O
M E
My country is
shaped like a boot.

16. N_CO_I_
CYPRUS
N
IC O
S
I
A
Aphrodite,
the goddess of love
and beauty, was born
in Cyprus.

17. R__A
LATVIA
The Latvian
national flower is the
daisy.
R
I
G
A

18. _IL__U_
LITHUANIA
The national
sport of Lithuania is
basketball.
V
I
L
N
I
U
S

19. _UX_M__U__
LUXEMBOURG
L
U
X
E
M
B
O
U R
G
Luxembourg
is the only grand duchy
in the world.

20. BU_A__ST
HUNGARY
BU
D
A
P E
S
T
Rubik’s cube
was invented by a
Hungarian.

21. MALTA
Malta is the smallest
country in the European
Union.
VA_LE_T_
A
V A
LL
E
T
T

22. __ST__D_M
NETHERLANDS
We love cycling.
A
M
S
T
E
R
D
A
M

23. V__NN_
AUSTRIA
VI A
N
N
E
Every first of
January, a celebrated New
Year’s concert takes place
in our capital.

24. _A_S_W
POLAND
W
A
R SW
A
Poland’s national
symbol is the white
eagle.

25. L__B_N
PORTUGAL
L
I
S
B
O
N
Portugal is a land
of great sea-going
explorers.

26. _U__AR__T
ROMANIA
B
U
C
A
R
H
E
S T
At Christmas
time we sing for
sweets.

27. __UB_J_NA
SLOVENIA
L
J
UB
L
J
A
N
A
The symbol
of our capital city is
the dragon.

28. B_AT__L_V_
SLOVAKIA
B
R
AT
I S
L
A
V A
My country is
mountainous and we
do a lot of skiing.

29. HE_S__K_
FINLAND
H
E
L
S
I
NK
I
Finland is where
Father Christmas
lives.

30. _TO_K_O_M
SWEDEN
S
T
O
C
K
H
O
L
M
Pippi Longstocking is
the heroine of Swedish
children’s books.

31. L_N__N
UNITED KINGDOM
The United Kingdom
is linked to the European
mainland by a tunnel
under the sea.
LO
N
D
N
O

32. EUROPEAN UNION
Now you know a lot more
about the 28 countries of the
European Union!

33. Belgium
Brussels
Bulgaria
Sofia
Czech Republic
Prague
Ireland
Dublin
Greece
Athens
Spain
Madrid
France
Paris
Lithuania
Vilnius
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Hungary
Budapest
Malta
Valletta
Romania
Bucharest
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Slovakia
Bratislava
Denmark
Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
Estonia
Tallinn
Italy
Rome
Cyprus
Nicosia
Latvia
Riga
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Austria
Vienna
Poland
Warsaw
Portugal
Lisbon
Finland
Helsinki
Sweden
Stockholm
Croatia
Zagreb
United Kingdom
London

34. UNITED KINGDOM
S W E D E N
F I N L A N D
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
ROMANIA
PORTUGAL
P O L A N D
A U S T R I A
NETHERLANDS
MALTA
H U N G A R Y
LUXEMBOURG
LITHUANIA
LATVIA
CYPRUS
I TA LY
CROATIA
F R A N C E
S P A I N
GREECE
IRELAND
ESTONIA
G E R M A N Y
D E N M A R K
CZECH REPUBLIC
BULGARIA
BELGIUM
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EUROPE AND YOU
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