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Luxembourg: Publications O� ce of the European Union, 2013

ISBN 978-92-824-4137-4doi:10.2860/68783QC-03-13-337-EN-C

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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!

B _ U _ _ E L _

BR

US

ELS

S

BELGIUM

In Belgium we read a lot of

comic strips.

SOFIA

_O_ _ A

BULGARIA

In Bulgaria we use the Cyrillic

alphabet.

PR _ _U_

CZECH REPUBLIC

PR

A GU E

The nickname for my country’s capital is

‘the golden city’.

_O_ E _ _ A _ E _

C

O

PE NH

A

GEN

DENMARK

Where can you see Hans Christian Andersen’s

Little Mermaid?

_ _ R _ IN

GERMANY

BE

RL

I

NThe printing press

was invented by a German in the 15th century.

T_ L _ _ N _

ESTONIA

T AL

L

INN

In Estonia we love to sing in the spring.

IRELAND

D_ BL _ _

DU

B

LI

N

The symbol of Ireland is the shamrock.

GREECE

A _ _ EN _

ATH E

N

S

The Greeks invented theatre and the Olympic Games.

_ AD_ I _

SPAIN

Spanish children are brought presents by the

three kings.

MA

D

R

ID

P_ R _ _

FRANCE

Have you been up the Eiffel Tower

yet?

P

A RI

S

Z _ _ R _ B

CROATIA

BA R

GE

Z

Dalmatian dogs originally came from

Croatia.

_ _ ME

ITALY

R

OM E

My country is shaped like a boot.

N _CO_ I _

CYPRUS

NIC O

SIA

Aphrodite, the goddess of love

and beauty, was born in Cyprus.

R _ _ A

LATVIA

The Latvian national flower is the

daisy.

RI G

A

_ IL _ _U_

LITHUANIA

The national sport of Lithuania is

basketball.

VI

L

N

I

US

_UX _ M _ _U_ _

LUXEMBOURG

L

U

X

EM

B

O

U RG

Luxembourg is the only grand duchy

in the world.

BU_ A _ _ ST

HUNGARY

BUDA

P E

ST

Rubik’s cube was invented by a

Hungarian.

MALTA

Malta is the smallest country in the European

Union.

VA _ LE _T_

AV A

LLE

T

T

_ _ ST_ _ D_ M

NETHERLANDS

We love cycling.

A

M

ST

E

R

D

A

M

V_ _ NN _

AUSTRIA

VI AN

NE

Every first of January, a celebrated New Year’s concert takes place

in our capital.

_ A _ S _W

POLAND

W

AR SW

A

Poland’s national symbol is the white

eagle.

L _ _ B _ N

PORTUGAL

L

I

S

BO

NPortugal is a land

of great sea-going explorers.

_U_ _ AR _ _T

ROMANIA

BUC

AR

H

ES T

At Christmas time we sing for

sweets.

_ _UB _ J_ NA

SLOVENIA

L

J

UBLJA

NA

The symbol of our capital city is

the dragon.

B _ AT_ _ L _V_

SLOVAKIA

BR

ATI S

LAV A

My country is mountainous and we

do a lot of skiing.

HE _ S _ _ K _

FINLAND

H

E

LS

INK

I

Finland is where Father Christmas

lives.

_TO_ K _O_ M

SWEDEN

S

T

O

C

K

H

OL

M

Pippi Longstocking is the heroine of Swedish

children’s books.

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

EUROPEAN UNION

Now you know a lot more about the 28 countries of the

European Union!

BelgiumBrussels

Bulgaria Sofia

Czech RepublicPrague

IrelandDublin

GreeceAthens

SpainMadrid

FranceParis

LithuaniaVilnius

LuxembourgLuxembourg

HungaryBudapest

MaltaValletta

RomaniaBucharest

SloveniaLjubljana

SlovakiaBratislava

DenmarkCopenhagen

GermanyBerlin

EstoniaTallinn

ItalyRome

CyprusNicosia

LatviaRiga

NetherlandsAmsterdam

AustriaVienna

PolandWarsaw

PortugalLisbon

FinlandHelsinki

SwedenStockholm

CroatiaZagreb

United KingdomLondon

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 T A L Y

CROATIA

F R A N C E

S P A I N

GREECE

IREL AND

ESTONIA

G E R M A N Y

D E N M A R K

CZECH REPUBLIC

BULGARIA

BELGIUM

Map prepared and produced by Lovell Johns, Oxford, United Kingdom, www.lovelljohns.com

A wide range of information on the European Union is available at http://europa.eu, the European Union’s portal.

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

Luxembourg: Publications O� ce of the European Union, 2013

ISBN 978-92-824-4137-4doi:10.2860/68783QC-03-13-337-EN-C

© European Union, 2013All rights reserved

Illustrations© Fotolia.com for all illustrations, except:©© Booyabazooka (Hungary)

Printed in Italy

PRINTED ON ELEMENTAL CHLORINE-FREE BLEACHED PAPER (ECF)

General Secretariat of the Council

Europe and You

Luxembourg: Publications O� ce of the European Union

2013 – 32 p. – 21 × 21 cm

ISBN 978-92-824-4137-4doi:10.2860/68783QC-03-13-337-EN-C

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EUROPE and YOU

EUROPE and YOU

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doi:10.2860/68783