HungaryHungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Hungary is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria Slovakia, Ukraine, Central Europe, bordered by Austria Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

Member of the European Union since May 1, 2004Member of the European Union since May 1, 2004

Population: 10,064,000 Population: 10,064,000 Capital: BudapestCapital: BudapestCurrency: HUFCurrency: HUF

Profile: agriculturalProfile: agriculturalImportant industries: food [meat (Pick, Gyulai Important industries: food [meat (Pick, Gyulai Húskombinát), beer (Dreher, Borsodi)], thermal water, wine Húskombinát), beer (Dreher, Borsodi)], thermal water, wine

Countryside

TransDanubia

Sunset at Lake Balaton

Hungarian Grey Cattle

Visegrád

Budapest

Parliament

Chain bridge & The Castle of Buda

Famous Hungarians

Albert Szentgyörgyi: Vitamin C

Ernő Rubik: Rubik’s cube

Ferenc Puskás: football player

Ferenc Liszt: musician, composer

Pálinka: traditional spirit

Goulash: have-to-have soup

Tokaji: precious wine

Paprika: basic spice

BelgiumBelgiumBelgium is divided in three parts. In the north you have theDutch part, in the south the French part and in the South-

East the German part. Belgium is divided in 10 provinces.Belgium is bordered in the North by the Netherlands, in theSouth by France, in the East by Germany and in the West bythe North Sea. The main cities in Belgium are Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges,Charleroi and Luik. Belgium is a founding member of the European Union andBrussels is called the capital of Europe.

Size: 30.528 km² Capital: Brussels

Buildings and places:- Atomium in Brussels- Belfort in Bruges- Court of justice in Antwerp- Dinant (Smallest town in the world)

Belgium is known for his foodculture:-French fries-Beer: Jupiler, Duvel, Westmalle, ...-Chocolat: Leonidas, ...

Famous persons:Eddy Merckx, Tom Boonen, ...

Denmark

• Member of EU• Money: Danish Krones• Approximately 6 million people• Capital: Copenhagen (approx. 1 million

people)• Other big cities: Århus (300.000), Odense

(150.000), Aalborg (120.000).• Landmass: 43.000 m2• Famous people: Hans Christian Andersen

(Writer), Nils Bohr (atomic Fysisit). Helena Christensen (model), Viggo Mortensen (actor).

GERMANYGERMANYofficially the Federal Republic of Germany.Germany is a parliamentary federal republic of sixteenstates. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic;to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.Germany is a founding member of the European Union, and with over 82 million people it has the largest population among the EU member states.

Dr. Angela Merkel (CDU)chancellor since 2005

-Size: 357.021 km² -Capital: Berlin (3,4 mio.)

Most important industries:-automobile industry-engineering-chemistry-medical technology

The land of poets and thinkers:-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller-Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven-Carl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler-Albert Einstein, Conrad Röntgen,...