Western European Countries Information from CIA World Fact Book.
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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 Indo-European 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.