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Western European Countries
Information from CIA World Fact Book
United Kingdom
• Capital: London
• Major Cities: Manchester,
Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast
• Population: 60,776,238
• Area Comparative: Slightly
smaller than the State of
Oregon.
United Kingdom Cultural Aspects
• Religions: Christian
(Anglican, Roman
Catholic,
Presbyterian,
Methodist) 71.6%,
Muslim 2.7%, Hindu
1%.
• Languages: English,
Welsh (about 26%
of the population of
Wales), Scottish
form of Gaelic
(about 60,000 in
Scotland)
United Kingdom Gov. and Economy
• Government:
Constitutional
Monarchy
• GDP: $1.928 trillion
• GDP per capita:
$31,800
United Kingdom Famous Landmarks
and People
• Landmarks: Big Ben,
Stonehenge, The Eye
of London, The
London Bridge
• Famous People: The
Beatles, Radiohead,
Eric Clapton,
Winston Churchill,
Shakespeare,
Princess Diana, J.R.R.
Tolkien, J.K. Rowling
France
• Capital: Paris
• Major Cities: Marseille,
Nice
• Population: 63,713,926
60,876,136 in métropolitain France
(July 2007 est.)
• Area Comparative:
Slightly less than the
size of Texas
France Cultural Aspects
• Religions: Roman
Catholic 83%-88%,
Protestant 2%, Jewish
1%, Muslim 5%-10%
• Languages: French
100%
France Gov. and Economy
• Government:
Republic
• GDP: $1.902 trillion
• GDP per capita:
$31,200
France Famous Landmarks and People
• Landmarks: Eiffel
Tower, Palace of
Versailles
• People: Napoleon,
Marie Curie, André the
Giant
Germany
• Capital: Berlin
• Major Cities: Munich,
Hannover, Dresden,
Dusseldorf, Cologne,
Mannheim
• Population:
82,400,996
• Comparative Area:
Slightly smaller than
Montana
German Cultural Aspects
• Religions: Protestant
34%, Roman Catholic
34%, Muslim 3.7%,
unaffiliated or other
28.3%
• Languages: German
German Gov. and Economy
• Government: Federal
Republic
• GDP: $2.632 trillion
• GDP per capita:
$31,900
German Famous Landmarks and People
• Landmarks: Reichstag,
• People: David
Hasselhoff, Adolf
Hitler, Ludwig van
Beethoven
Italy
• Capital: Rome
• Major Cities: Naples,
Florence, Milan, Venice
• Population: 58,147,733
• Comparative Area:
Slightly larger than
Arizona
Italian Cultural Aspects
• Religions: Roman
Catholic 90%
(approximately; about
one-third regularly attend
services), other 10%
(includes mature
Protestant and Jewish
communities and a
growing Muslim
immigrant community)
• Languages: Italian
Italy Gov. and Economy
• Government:
Republic
• GDP: $1.756 trillion
• GDP per capita:
$30,200
Italian Famous Landmarks and People
• Landmarks:
Roman Coliseum,
St. Peter’s
Basilica, Leaning
Tower of Pisa
• People: Benito
Mussolini,
Leonardo Da
Vinci, Julius
Caeser
Spain
• Capital: Madrid
• Major Cities:
Barcelona, Valencia
• Population:
40,448,191
• Comparative Area:
slightly more than
twice the size of
Oregon
Spain Cultural Aspects
• Religions: Roman
Catholic 94%, other
6%
• Languages: Castilian
Spanish (official)
74%, Catalan 17%,
Galician 7%, Basque
2%, are official
regionally
Spain Gov. and Economy
• Government: Parliamentary
Monarchy
• GDP: $1.109 trillion
• GDP per capita: $27,400
Spain Famous Landmarks and People
• Landmarks:
Running of the
Bulls in Pamplona
• People: Penélope
Cruz, Salvador Dalí,
Pablo Picasso
Ireland
• Capital: Dublin
• Major Cities:
Shannon, Cork,
Limerick
• Population:
4,109,086
• Comparative Area:
slightly larger than
West Virginia
Irish Cultural Aspects
• Religions: Roman
Catholic 88.4%,
Church of Ireland 3%,
other Christian 1.6%
• Languages: English
(official) is the
language generally
used, Irish (Gaelic or
Gaeilge) (official)
spoken mainly in
areas located along
the western seaboard
Irish Gov. and Economy
• Government: Republic
• GDP: $180.9 billion
• GDP per capita: $44,500
Ireland Famous People and Landmarks
• Landmarks: Guinness Plant, Blarney Stone
• People: Colin Ferrell, Bono, U2, Pierce Brosnan,
C.S. Lewis
The United States of America
• Capital: Washington D.C.
• Major Cities: New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston,
Boston, Detroit, Seattle, Lincoln
• Population: 301,139,947 (July 2007 est.)
• Comparative Area: About half the size of Russia; slightly larger than
Brazil; slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the
European Union
U.S. Cultural Aspects
• Religions: Protestant 51.3%,
Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon
1.7%, other Christian 1.6%,
Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%,
Muslim 0.6%, other or
unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated
12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)
• Languages: English 82.1%,
Spanish 10.7%, other IndoEuropean 3.8%, Asian and Pacific
island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000
census)
note: Hawaiian is an official
language in the state of Hawaii
United States Gov. and Economy
• Government: Constitution-based
federal republic; strong democratic
tradition
• GDP: $13.86 trillion (2007 est.)
• GDP per capita: $46,000 (2007 est.)
U.S. Famous People and Landmarks
• Landmarks: Statue of
Liberty, Golden Gate
Bridge, Empire State
Building, St. Louis Arch,
Space Needle,
Yellowstone National
Park, Grand Canyon,
etc., etc., etc.