Category Archives: Europe

Largest Cities in Faroe Islands

Facts about Faroe Islands Official languages: Faroe Islands, Danish Capital: Tórshavn Area: 1,399 km² Population: 48,228 residents Population density: 34.47 residents per km² Currency: DKK Internet TLD: .fo ISO codes: FO, FRO, 234 The Faroe Islands telephone code is +298 The Faroe Islands (often incorrectly called “Faroe Islands”) are a group of islands in the… Read more »

Largest Cities in Finland

Facts about Finland Official languages: Finnish, Swedish Capital: Helsinki Area: 337,030 km² Population: 5.2 million residents Population density: 15.56 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .fi ISO codes: FI, FIN, 246 The prefix for Finland is +358 Flag of Finland The Finnish flag, known as Siniristilippu (blue cross), is another in a series of… Read more »

Largest Cities in France

Facts about France Official languages: French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan Capital: Paris Area: 547,030 km² Population: 64.8 million residents Population density: 118.40 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD:. fr ISO codes: FR, FRA, 250 The telephone code for France is +33 Flag of France The traditional French red-blue-white tricolor became a symbol of… Read more »

Largest Cities in Germany

Facts about Germany Official languages: German Capital: Berlin Area: 357,021 km² Population: 81.8 million residents Population density: 229.12 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .de ISO codes: DE, DEU, 276 The telephone code from Germany is +49 Flag of Germany The black-red-yellow tricolor of today’s German flag went through an interesting development hand in… Read more »

Largest Cities in Gibraltar

Facts about Gibraltar Official languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Capital: Gibraltar Area: 7 km² Population: 27,884 residents Population density: 4,289.85 residents per km² Currency: GIP Internet TLD: .gi ISO codes: GI, GIB, 292 The prefix for Gibraltar is +350 Gibraltar is a limestone cliff that juts into the sea at the southern tip of the… Read more »

Largest Cities in Greece

Facts about Greece Official languages: Modern Greek, English, French Capital: Athens Area: 131,940 km² Population: 11.0 million residents Population density: 83.37 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .gr ISO codes: GR, GRC .300 The prefix for Greece is +30 Flag of Greece The Greek flag dates back to the anti-Turkish uprising of 1821, when… Read more »

Largest Cities in Guernsey

Facts about Guernsey Official languages: English, French Capital: Saint Peter Port Area: 78 km² Population: 65,228 residents Population density: 836.26 people per km² Currency: GBP Internet TLD: .gg ISO codes: GG, GGY, 831 The telephone code for Guernsey is + 44-1481 Guernsey (officially Bailiwick of Guernsey ; English Bailiwick of Guernsey, French Bailliage de Guernesey)… Read more »

Largest Cities in Hungary

Facts about Hungary Official languages: Hungarian Capital: Budapest Area: 93,030 km² Population: 10.0 million residents Population density: 107.30 residents per km² Currency: HUF Internet TLD: .hu ISO codes: HU, HUN, 348 The telephone code from Hungary is +36 Flag of Hungary The flag of Hungary consists of three horizontal stripes – red, white and green.… Read more »

Largest Cities in Iceland

Facts about Iceland Official languages: Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian Capital: Reykjavík Area: 103,000 km² Population: 308,910 residents Population density: 3.00 residents per km² Currency: ISK Internet TLD: .is ISO codes: IS, ISL, 352 The telephone code for Iceland is +354 Flag of Iceland The flag of Iceland, modeled after the Scandinavian countries, consists… Read more »

Largest Cities in Ireland

Facts about Ireland Official languages: English, Irish Capital: Dublin Area: 70,280 km² Population: 4.6 million residents Population density: 65.78 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .ie ISO codes: IE, IRL, 372 The country code for Ireland is +353 Flag of Ireland The Irish flag is composed of a vertical tricolor of green, white and… Read more »

Largest Cities in Isle of Man

Facts about Isle of Man Official languages: English, Manx Capital: Douglas Area: 572 km² Population: 75,049 residents Population density: 131.20 residents per km² Currency: GBP Internet TLD: .im ISO codes: IM, IMN, 833 The telephone code for Isle of Man is + 44-1624 The Isle of Man is an island in the Irish Sea. It… Read more »

Largest Cities in Italy

Facts about Italy Official languages: Italian, German, French, Sardinian, Catalan, Corsican, Slovenian Capital: Rome Area: 301,230 km² Population: 60.3 million residents Population density: 200.31 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .it ISO codes: IT, ITA, 380 The telephone code for Italy is +39 Flag of Italy The Italian flag was inspired by the French… Read more »

Largest Cities in Kosovo

Facts about Kosovo Official languages: Albanian, Serbian Capital: PriS¡tina Area: no information Population: 1.8 million residents Population density: no information Currency: EUR Internet TLD: ISO codes: XK, XKX The telephone code for Kosovo is + Flag of Kosovo The flag of Kosovo is composed of a blue leaf and a yellow silhouette of the country’s… Read more »

Largest Cities in Latvia

Facts about Latvia Official languages: Latvian, Russian, Lithuanian Capital: Riga Area: 64,589 km² Population: 2.2 million residents Population density: 34.34 residents per km² Currency: LVL Internet TLD: .lv ISO codes: LV, LVA , 428 The country code for Latvia is +371 Flag of Latvia The Latvian flag is composed of three horizontal stripes – two… Read more »

Largest Cities in Liechtenstein

Facts about Liechtenstein Official languages: German Capital: Vaduz Area: 160 km² Population: 35,000 residents Population density: 218.75 residents per km² Currency: CHF Internet TLD: .li ISO codes: LI, LIE, 438 The telephone code for Liechtenstein is +423 Flag of Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein was established in 1719 and became a state in 1806. The… Read more »

Largest Cities in Lithuania

Facts about Lithuania Official languages: Lithuanian, Russian, Polish Capital: Vilnius Area: 65,200 km² Population: 3.6 million residents Population density: 54.68 residents per km² Currency: LTL Internet TLD: .lt ISO codes: LT, LTU , 440 The prefix for Lithuania is +370 Flag of Lithuania The flag of Lithuania is composed of a tricolor of horizontal stripes… Read more »

Largest Cities in Luxembourg

Facts about Luxembourg Official languages: Luxembourgish, German, French Capital: Luxembourg Area: 2,586 km² Population: 497,538 residents Population density: 192.40 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .lu ISO codes: LU, LUX, 442 Die The dialing code for Luxembourg is +352 Flag of Luxembourg The flag of Luxembourg is composed of a red-white-blue tricolor in horizontal… Read more »

Largest Cities in Malta

Facts about Malta Official languages: Maltese, English Capital: Valletta Area: 316 km² Population: 403,000 residents Population density: 1,275.32 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .mt ISO codes: MT, MLT, 470 The telephone code for Malta is +356 Flag of Malta The flag of Malta consists of two vertical stripes of white and red colors… Read more »

Largest Cities in Moldova

Facts about Moldova Official languages: Romanian, Russian, Turkish Capital: Chișinău Area: 33,843 km² Population: 4.3 million residents Population density: 127.77 residents per km² Currency: MDL Internet TLD: .md ISO codes: MD, MDA, 498 The telephone code for Moldova (Republic of Moldova) is +373 Flag of Moldova The flag of Moldova is composed of a tricolor… Read more »

Largest Cities in Monaco

Facts about Monaco Official languages: French, English, Italian Capital: Monaco Area: 2 km² Population: 32,965 residents Population density: 16,905.13 residents per km² Currency: EUR Internet TLD: .mc ISO codes: MC, MCO, 492 The prefix for Monaco is +377 Flag of Monaco The flag of Monaco is composed of two equally wide horizontal stripes – the… Read more »