Western Europe

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France • Largest country in Western Europe • Children play a game called bilbo-

quet (stick with a ball and string attached to it)

• Most famous landmark in France is the Eiffel tower which was built in 1889

• Notre Dame is a famous cathedral and it inspired the story “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” by Victor Hugo

• Napoleon is a famous French gen-eral and ruled France for 15 years

• Have Tour de France which is a bi-cycle race held in July. They ride for 2299 miles

• Famous for making cheese, wine, and champagne

Liechtenstein

• Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein

• Has a population of 5,342

• Largest and official reli-gion is Christianity

• Sixth-smallest indepen-dent nation in the world

• Ethnicity: Most are Ale-mannic Germans (speak German)

• Has a royal family

Denmark

• Population : 5,627,235(2014)

• Geographic region: Scan-danavia

• Capital: Copenhagen• Form of state: Monarchy• Language: Danish• Religion: 90% protestant• Tradition: Holidays-based

around the Christian cal-endar

• Food: -Open faced sandwich (called smørrebrød)

-Meat balls with rye bread

  

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CAPITAL: LISBONPOPULATION: 10,813,834 (2014)LANGUAGE: PortugueseRELIGION: ROMAN CATHOLICFOOD: FISHCUSTOMS/TRADITION: BRIGHT AND VIVID COLOR CLOTHES, LONG SKIRTS, LEGGINGS./ LOVE TO DANCE. SOURCE:http://www.portugal.net/portugal-guide/portugal-traditions.html

SAN MARINO

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CAPITAL: SAN MARINOPOPULATION: 31,448 (2014)LANGUAGE: ITALIANRELIGION: ROMAN CATHOLICFOOD: PASTA, CUISINECUSTOMS/TRADITION: most outfits were in red, blue, and gold, but white and black were always the base colors. SOURCE: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/San_Marino.aspx

GermanyAshley

• Population- 81 million/ largest population in European Union

• Religion- a. Christianity=65-70% (Protestant or

Catholic)b. Islam=3 millionc. Mormon= 1.7%• Food- Sauerkraut (German sausage)/

Apfelpfannkuchen (Apple Pancakes)• Language- 95% German• Fanta was originally created• Doing Nazi salutes can send you up to

three years in prison

Culture of Norway• Music - classic/Jazz/Pop

• Literature

• Fine Art

• Architecture

Religion of Norway

• Christianity 55%

• Buddhism 3%

• Non religion belief 18%

• Islam 22%

• other religion 2%

Custom& Tradition• Dress code- Norwegians are notoriously informal in clothing - Norwegian don’t wear formally

• Tradition food of Norway -The basic Norwegian breakfast consists of milk or fruit juice, coffee (or more rarely tea), and open sandwiches with meat cuts, spreads, cheese or jam.

MeatKjøttkaker - meat cakesKjøttboller - meatballs: Svinekoteletter - pork chops:Svinestek - roast pork:

Cheese

Cheese is still extremely popular in Norway, though the variety of traditional products available and commonly in use is severely reduced

Norway

Features of NetherlandsLocation: Western Europe, bordering Belgium

450km, Germany 577km.Population: 16,318,199

Religion: Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40%

Language: Dutch, Turksih, Arabic Custom and tradition: does not have a national

traditional traditionArts and Literature: photography, architecture,

literature, academic learningFood: Poffertjes, Bitterbalen, Stroopwafels.

United kingdomCapital: London Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half

of the days are overcastReligions: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyte-

rian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%

Government: constitutional monarchy Major Industries. The United Kingdom is one of the most industrialized nations on earth and has a strong manufac-turing base. Major products include machine tools, aircraft and ships, motor vehicles, electronics, chemicals, coal, pe-

troleum, textiles, and food processing.Population: 60,776,238

http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/United-Kingdom.html

Monaco• Location and Geography. This small country is 0.8 square miles (1.95 square kilometers) in size, or approximately the same size as Central Park in New York City. • It is the smallest state in the world after Vatican City. Lo-cated on the Mediterranean Sea, Monaco is surrounded by France on three sides. • Food in Daily Life. Monaco has many restaurants, and seafood is featured in many dishes. Daily eating habits re-flect a Mediterranean heritage, and both French and Italian influences can be found in the local recipes. Breakfast is very small, but lunch and dinner often have several courses. • Linguistic Affiliation. French is the official language, but Italian and English are also spoken frequently. Monegasque, a language derived from both French and Italian, is spoken by native residents of Monaco, although only about 22 per-cent of the population claims direct Monegasque descent.• Read more: http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Monaco.html#ixzz3nnHRQmmg

- the westernmost country of Europe- Located in the North Atlantic Ocean- Population : 319,090 (94 percent of people live

in urban areas)- Language : Icelandic (included in Nordic lan-

guage and is Iceland’s national language) , Dan-ish and English are mandatory language to learn

- Religious : 86 percent of population are the members of established church, and majority is Lutheran religion

- Form of Government : Representative Democ-racy and Parliamentary Republic

- 79 percent of whole land areas are lakes, vol-canic areas, or glaciers.

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Sweden

Form of government: democracy with a ceremonial monarchLanguage: SwedishSocial organization: most is formed by familyReligions: Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Mus-lim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%.Arts and literature: famous for libraries

Spain Location:  Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France

Capital:   Madrid

Climate:  temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moder-ate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast

Population:  40,280,780 (July 2004 est.)

Ethnic Make-up: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religions:  Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%

Government:  parliamentary Monarchy

Spanish, also called Castilian

Both nuclear and extended family

Spain's perimeter is mountainous, the mountains generally rising from relatively narrow coastal plains.

Has a equalitarian society one of the lowest birth rate in Europe, and women are present at university and work.

Bull Fighting is one of the most dangerous and unique sport of Spain and an integral part of the tra-ditions in Spain.

http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Spain.html#ixzz3neOK8xk4http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/spain-country-profile.html

Malta

• Education: Education in Malta is based on the British Model

• Religion:52.6% of the population attended re-ligious services on a regular basis most is Christian.

• Language: the national language is maltese

• arts and literature: arts of malta is famous for temples and poems.

• Social organization: mostly is made of families

AndorraGeography: Andorra is nestled high in the Pyrénées Mountains on the French-Spanish border.

Total area: 174 sq mi (451 sq km)

Population (2014 est.): 85,458 (growth rate: 0.17%)

Birth rate: 8.48/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.69/1000; life expectancy: 82.65

Capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella, 23,000

Monetary units: Euro

National name: Principat d'Andorra

Languages: Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese

Ethnicity/race: Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6%

Religion: Roman Catholic (Over 90%)

Climate: Because of its high elevation, Andorra has severe winters. Most rain falls in April and October. Humidity is very low. Summers are warm or mild.

Andorra was once heavily forested. One explanation for the name of the country came from the Moorish word aldarra, meaning "place thick with trees.“

The Andorran economy is based on trade and tourism. http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Andorra.html

 

ITALY• food: Pasta, pizza, Risotto, Minestrone(vegetable and beans soup), Zuppa di    pesce  (I-

talian Fish soup), Meat and fish dishes, ossobuco, and Scaloppine di vitello• Population: 61,171,591• Religion: 1 million Muslims,• 700000 eastern Orthodox Christians• 550000 evangelical protestants, • 235000 Jehovah’s witnesses,• 45000 Jews, • Language: Almost 93 percent of human spoke Italian as native language• Forms of Government: Monarchy• Custom and tradition: tradition is filled with festival and holiday. Carnivale di Venezia

celebrate this for 2 week

Vatican City

Food: Italian

Religion: Roman Catholic Church and of the Pope

Population: 800 people

Language: Italian and Latin are the official languages

Forms of Government: smallest independent state in the world

Custom and tradition: many Catholic Holy Days celebrated in Vatican City are the Epiphany, which falls on January 6.

Ireland

Religion Traditional foods Population Language Clothes Roman Catholic : 84.16 % Bangers ＆ Mash 4,824,607 Irish Linen

No religion : 5.88% Irish Brown Bread Patchwork

Other religion : 4.59% Dublin Coddle

Church of Ireland : 2.81%

Not started : 1.59%

Islam : 1.07%

AustriaLanguage they speak: German

Austria is officially called the Republic of Austria.

Foot ball (soccer), alpine skiing,snowboarding, and ski-jumping are all

very popular sports in Austria.

Austria has a population of over 8 million people

Religion: mostly Roman Catholic

Apple strudel is a a popular pastry in Austria

*Arnold Schwarzenegger (the Terminator) was born and raised in Austria before mov-ing to America to become a Hollywood ac-

tor:)

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