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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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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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France Google Maps

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France

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

France (GPS: 46 00 N, 2 00 E) located in metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain. French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname. Guadeloupe: the Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico. Martinique: the Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. Mayotte: Southern Indian Ocean, an island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. Reunion: Southern Africa, an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. The country’s area measurements are total: 643,801 sq km; land: 640,427 sq km; 549,970 sq km, water: 3,374 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than four times the size of Georgia, slightly less than Texas’s size. The total irrigated land is 26,000 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of France: Largest West European nation. Most major French rivers – the Meuse, Seine, Loire, Charente, Dordogne, and Garonne – flow northward or westward into the Atlantic Ocean. Only the Rhone flows southward into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Germany Google Maps

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Germany

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

Germany (GPS: 51 00 N, 9 00 E) located in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The country’s area measurements are total: 357,022 sq km; land: 348,672 sq km, water: 8,350 sq km. This sovereign state is three times the size of Pennsylvania, slightly smaller than Montana. The total irrigated land is 6,500 sq km (2012).

One of Germany’s important features: Strategic location on the North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea. Most major rivers in Germany – the Rhine, Weser, Oder, Elbe – flow northward. The Danube, which originates in the Black Forest, flows eastward.

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Italy Google Maps

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Italy

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

Italy (GPS: 42 50 N, 12 50 E) is located in Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. The country’s area measurements are total: 301,340 sq km; land: 294,140 sq km, water: 7,200 sq km. This sovereign state is almost twice the size of Georgia, slightly larger than Arizona. The total irrigated land is 39,500 sq km (2012).

One of Italy’s essential features: Strategic location dominating the central Mediterranean and southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe.

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Luxembourg Google Maps

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Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg (GPS: 49 45 N, 6 10 E) is located in Western Europe, between France and Germany. The country’s area measurements are total: 2,586 sq km; land: 2,586 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Rhode Island. The total irrigated land is 0 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Luxembourg: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). The only grand duchy in the world.

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Monaco Google Maps

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Monaco

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

Monaco (GPS: 43 44 N, 7 24 E) is located in Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy. The country’s area measurements are two sq km; land: 2 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is 0 sq km (2012).

Monaco’s essential features are the Second-smallest independent state in the world (after the Holy See). Smallest country with a coastline. Almost entirely urban.

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Spain Google Maps

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Spain

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

Spain (GPS: 40 00 N, 4 00 W) located in Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France. The country’s area measurements are total: 505,370 sq km; land: 498,980 sq km, water: 6,390 sq km. This sovereign state is almost five times the size of Kentucky, slightly more than twice the size of Oregon. The total irrigated land is 38,000 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Spain: Strategic location along with approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar. Spain controls some territories in northern Morocco, including the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, and Islas Chafarinas.

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Switzerland Google Maps

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Switzerland

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

Switzerland (GPS: 47 00 N, 8 00 E) located in Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy. The country’s area measurements are total: 41,277 sq km; land: 39,997 sq km, water: 1,280 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey. The total irrigated land is 630 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Switzerland: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Crossroads of northern and southern Europe. Along with southeastern France, north of Italy and southwestern Austria have the highest elevations in the Alps.

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