CROATIA IN TE EU, GROWING TOGETHER

Croatia Joins the European Union


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Croatia in the European Union

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE

1) GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES of the EUROPEAN CONTINENT

- North:  The Glacial Arctic Ocean, and the North Atlantic Ocean

- East:  The Ural Mountains (The Urals), and the Caspian Sea

- South:  The Caucasus, The Black Sea and  The Mediterranean Sea

-West: The Atlantic Ocean

2) ELEMENTS OF THE RELIEF

Plains:  GREAT EUROPEAN PLAIN

Ancient Massifs: THE SCANDINAVIAN MOUNTAINS, THE CENTRAL MASSIF,

     THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, THE PENINES

Southern Ranges: THE PYRENEES, THE ALPS, THE APENINES,

        THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS, THE BALKANS, THE CAUCASUS 

Peaks and vulcans: MONT BLANC (The Alps), MOUNT EREBUS (The Caucasus),  

                                        VULCAN ETNA (Isle of Sicily)

Undersea areas: NETHERLANDS (The Low Countries)

4) ELEMENTS OF THE COAST

Oceans: GLACIAL ARCTIC OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN.

Seas:  BARENTS SEA, WHITE SEA, BALTIC SEA, SEA OF NORWAY, NORTH SEA,   

IRISH SEA, CELTIC SEA, CANTABRIAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, THYRRENIAN SEA,   IONIC SEA,  ADRIATIC SEA, AEGEAN SEA, SEA OF MARMARA, BLACK SEA,   SEA OF AZOV, CASPIAN SEA

Peninsulas: SCANDINAVIAN PENININSULA, JUTLAND, CORNWALL, BRITTANY,

                           THE IBERIAN PENINSULA, THE ITALIAN PENINSULA,

THE BALCANINC PENINSULA (THE BALKANS), THE PELOPONNES,

CRIMEAN PENINSULA

Isles:    NEW ZEMBLA, ICELAND, BRITAIN, ISLE OF MAN, IRELAND, CORSICA, SARDINIA, SICILY, MALTA, CRETE, CYPRUS

Archipelagos: SVALRBAD (Norway), FAROE ISLANDS (Denmark), SHETLAND ISLANDS, ORKNEY ISLES and HEBRIDES ISLANDS (United Kingdom), BALEARIC ISLANDS (Spain), DODECANESOS (Greece)

Gulfs and bays: GULF OF BOTHNIA, GULF OF FINLAND, GULF OF RIGA,

CARDIGAN BAY, GALWAY BAY, BAY OF BISCAY, GULF OF LION,   GULF OF GENOA, GULF OF TARENTO, GULF OF CORINTO, SARONIC GULF

Capes:  NORTH CAPE, LAND’S END, CAPE OF SAINT VINCENT

Straits/Channels:  SKAGERRAT STRAIT, ENGLISH CHANNEL, BRISTOL CHANNEL,

                                       NORTH CHANNEL, STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR,

        STRAIT OF BONIFACIO, STRAIT OF MESSINA,

        DARDANELLES STRAIT, BOSPHORUS STRAIT

4) ELEMENTS OF THE INLAND HYDROGRAPHY

Rivers:

-Barents Sea basin: PECHORA

-White Sea basin: NORTHERN DVINA RIVER

-Baltic Sea basin:  WESTERN DVINA RIVER (to the Gulf of Riga), VISTULA, ODER

-North Sea basin: ELBE, WESSER, RHINE, THAMES

-Atlantic Ocean basin: SEINE, LOIRE, GARONNE, SHANNON

-Mediterranean Sea basin: RHÔNE, PO (To the Adriatic Sea), TIBER (To the

                                        Tyrrhenian Sea)

-Black Sea basin: DANUBE, DNIESTER, DNIEPER (TO the Sea of Azov)

-Caspian Sea basin: DON, VOLGA

Lakes: ONEGA and LADOGA (Russia), LOCH NESS (Scotland), LOUGH NEAGH

(Northern Ireland), LEMAN (Switzerland-France), CONSTANZA (Switzerland)

 Links to work with maps of Europe

POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE (2nd, 3rd and 4th levels)

COUNTRY	CAPITAL	MEMBER OF	OTHER INFORMATION
Albania	Tirana
Andorra	Andorra La Vella		Using unofficially the Euro as currency
Austria	Vienna (Wien)	EU/Euro zone
Belarus	Minsk
Belgium	Brussels	EU/Euro zone
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo
Bulgaria	Sofia	EU
Croatia	Zagreb		Official EU candidate
Cyprus	Nicosia	EU/Euro zone (Only South Cyprus)	Divided into South Cyprus (or Cyprus) and North Cyprus Turkish  Republic (Only recognized by Turkey)
Czech Republic	Prague	EU/Euro zone
Denmark	Copenhagen	EU	Greenland (Nuuk), Faroe Islands (Tórshavn)
Estonia	Tallinn	EU/Euro zone
Finland	Helsinki	EU/Euro zone
France	Paris	EU/Euro zone	French Guyana (Cayenne), Isles Reunion
Germany	Berlin	EU/Euro zone
Greece	Athens	EU/Euro zone
Hungary	Budapest	EU
Iceland	Reykjavik	EFTA	Official EU candidate
Ireland	Dublin	EU/Euro zone
Italy	Rome	EU/Euro zone
Kosovo	Pristina		Not recognized as an independent state by the Spanish Government. Using unofficially the Euro as currency
Latvia	Riga	EU
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	EFTA
Lithuania	Vilnius	EU
Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	EU/Euro zone
Macedonia	Skopje		Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (for several countries as Spain), Republic of Skopje (Greece) Official EU candidate
Malta	Valletta	EU/Euro zone
Moldova	Chisinau
Monaco	Monaco	Euro zone	Using officially the Euro as currency
Montenegro	Podgorica		Using unofficially the Euro as currency Official EU candidate
Netherlands	Amsterdam	EU/Euro zone	Le Hague and Amsterdam share the Capitality
Norway	Oslo	EFTA
Poland	Warsaw	EU
Portugal	Lisbon	EU/Euro zone
Romania	Bucharest	EU
Russia	Moscow
San Marino	San Marino	Euro zone	Using officially the Euro as currency
Serbia	Belgrade
Slovakia	Bratislava	EU
Slovenia	Ljubljana	EU
Spain	Madrid	EU/Euro zone
Sweden	Stockholm	EU
Switzerland	Bern	EFTA	Also known as The Swiss Confederation formed by 26 different states called cantons. German, French and Italian are the three official languages.
Ukraine	Kiev
United Kingdom	London	EU	Scotland (Glasgow), Northern Ireland (Belfast), Wales (Cardiff), Isle of Man (Douglas), Gibraltar (Gibraltar) and  Falkland (Port Stanley) among others.
Vatican City	Vatican City	Euro zone	Using officially the Euro as a currency

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