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Albania Google Maps

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Albania

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Albania (AL). Explore satellite imagery of Tirana, the capital city of Albania, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Albania (GPS: 41 00 N, 20 00 E) is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north. The country’s area measurements are total: 28,748 sq km; land: 27,398 sq km, water: 1,350 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Maryland. The total irrigated land is 3,310 sq km (2012).

One of Albania’s essential features: Strategic location along the Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea).

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Andorra Google Maps

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Andorra

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Andorra (AD). Explore satellite imagery of Andorra la Vella, the capital city of Andorra, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Andorra (GPS: 42 30 N, 1 30 E) is located in Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain. The country’s area measurements are total: 468 sq km; land: 468 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is 0 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Andorra: Landlocked – enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. Straddles several vital crossroads in the Pyrenees.

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Austria Google Maps

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Austria

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Austria (AT). Explore satellite imagery of Vienna, the capital city of Austria, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Austria (GPS: 47 20 N, 13 20 E) located in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. The country’s area measurements are total: 83,871 sq km; land: 82,445 sq km, water: 1,426 sq km. This sovereign state is about the size of South Carolina, slightly more than two-thirds the Pennsylvania size. The total irrigated land is 1,170 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Austria: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys. The principal river is the Danube. The population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere. The world’s largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) is the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, about 40 km south Salzburg. Ice caves are bedrock caves that contain year-round ice formations. They differ from glacial caves, which are transient and are formed by melting ice and flowing water within and under glaciers.

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Belarus Google Maps

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Belarus

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Belarus (BO). Explore satellite imagery of Minsk, the capital city of Belarus, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Belarus (GPS: 53 00 N, 28 00 E) located in Eastern Europe, east of Poland. The country’s area measurements are total: 207,600 sq km; land: 202,900 sq km, water: 4,700 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than twice the size of Kentucky, slightly smaller than Kansas. The total irrigated land is 1,140 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Belarus: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Glacial scouring accounts for the flatness of Belarusian terrain and its 11,000 lakes.

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Belgium Google Maps

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Belgium

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Belgium (BE). Explore satellite imagery of Brussels, the capital city of Belgium, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Belgium (GPS: 50 50 N, 4 00 E) located in Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. The country’s area measurements are total: 30,528 sq km; land: 30,278 sq km, water: 250 sq km. This sovereign state is about the size of Maryland. The total irrigated land is 230 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Belgium: Crossroads of Western Europe. Most West European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, the European Union, and NATO seats.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Google Maps

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Bosnia, and Herzegovina (BA). Explore satellite imagery of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (GPS: 44 00 N, 18 00 E) located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia. The country’s area measurements are total: 51,197 sq km; land: 51,187 sq km, water: 10 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than West Virginia. The total irrigated land is 30 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Within Bosnia and Herzegovina’s recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory). The region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro. It traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east.

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Bulgaria Google Maps

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Bulgaria

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Bulgaria (BU). Explore satellite imagery of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Bulgaria (GPS: 43 00 N, 25 00 E) located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey. The country’s area measurements are total: 110,879 sq km; land: 108,489 sq km, water: 2,390 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Tennessee. The total irrigated land is 1,020 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Bulgaria: Strategic location near the Turkish Straits. Controls key land routes from Europe to the Middle East and Asia.

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Croatia Google Maps

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Croatia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Croatia (HR). Explore satellite imagery of Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Croatia (GPS: 45 10 N, 15 30 E) located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. The country’s area measurements are total: 56,594 sq km; land: 55,974 sq km, water: 620 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than West Virginia. The total irrigated land is 240 sq km (2012).

One of Croatia’s essential features: Controls most land routes from Western Europe to the Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits. Most Adriatic Sea islands lie off Croatia’s coast – some 1,200 islands, islets, ridges, and rocks.

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Czechia Google Maps

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Czechia

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Czechia (CZ). Explore satellite imagery of Prague, the capital city of Czechia, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Czechia (GPS: 49 45 N, 15 30 E) located in Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. The country’s area measurements are total: 78,867 sq km; land: 77,247 sq km, water: 1,620 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than South Carolina. The total irrigated land is 320 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Czechia: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). It strategically located astride some of the oldest and most significant land routes in Europe. Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe. The Hranice Abyss in Czechia is the world’s deepest surveyed underwater cave at 404 m (1,325 ft). Its survey is not complete, and it could end up being some 800-1,200 m deep.

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Denmark Google Maps

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Denmark

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Denmark (DK). Explore satellite imagery of Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Denmark (GPS: 56 00 N, 10 00 E) located in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes several major islands (Sjaelland, Fyn, and Bornholm). The country’s area measurements are total: 43,094 sq km; land: 42,434 sq km, water: 660 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts. The total irrigated land is 4,350 sq km (2012).

One of Denmark’s essential features: Composed of the Jutland Peninsula and a group of more than 400 islands (Danish Archipelago). Controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas. About one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen.

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