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OCEANIA

(AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND)


AUSTRALIA

CAPITAL Canberra
RELIGION Christianity (52.1%)
No Religion (30.1%)
Islam (2.6%)
Buddhism (2.4%)
Hinduism (1.9%)
CURRENCY Australian Dollar (AUD)
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE English

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Shaped like huge shells or billowing sails, this famous building
Sydney Opera on Sydney's Bennelong Point graces the list of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites and is one of the world's great architectural
icons. The location is stunning. Water surrounds the structure
House on three sides, and the Royal Botanic Gardens border it to the
south.

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Uluru / A large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of
the Northern Territory in Australia. Uluru is also very notable for
appearing to change color at different times of the day and year,
Ayers Rock most notably, when it glows red at dawn and sunset.

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The world’s largest coral reef system
composed of over 2,900 individual reefs.
Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from
the outer space.

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NEW ZEALAND

CAPITAL Wellington
RELIGION No Religion (48.5%)
Christianity (37%)
Hinduism (2.6%)

CURRENCY New Zealand Dollar (NZD)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE English; Māori

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Milford Sound is among the most famous tourist
attractions in New Zealand. Lying at the most
Milford Sound northern and accessible end of Fiordland
National Park, Milford sound offers some of the
world’s most staggering coastal scenery with its
dramatic peaks and dark blue waters
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LOCATIONS TO VISIT IN NEW ZEALAND
NORTH AMERICA
(U.S.A., MEXICO, CANADA)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CAPITAL Washington D.C.


RELIGION Protestantism (48.9%),
Roman Catholicism (23%),
Judaism (2.1%),
Mormonism (1.8%)
CURRENCY US Dollars (USD)
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE English

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50 STATE CAPITALS
Alabama (AL) Indiana (IN) Nebraska (NE) Rhode Island (RI)

Alaska (AK) Iowa (IA) Nevada (NV) South Carolina (SC)

Arizona (AZ) Kansas (KS) New Hampshire (NH) South Dakota (SD)

Arkansas (AR) Kentucky (KY) New Jersey (NJ) Tennessee (TN)

California (CA) Louisiana (LA) New Mexico (NM) Texas (TX)

Colorado (CO) Maine (ME) New York (NY) Utah (UT)

Connecticut (CT) Maryland (MD) North Carolina (NC) Vermont (VT)

Delaware (DE) Massachusetts (MA) North Dakota (ND) Virginia (VA)

Florida (FL) Michigan (MI) Ohio (OH) Washington (WA)

Georgia (GA) Minnesota (MN) Oklahoma (OK) West Virginia (WV)

Hawaii (HI) Mississippi (MS) Oregon (OR) Wisconsin (WI)

Idaho (ID) Missouri (MO) Pennsylvania (PA) Wyoming (WY)

Illinois (IL) Montana (MT)

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5 INSULAR AREA CAPITALS

American Samoa (AS)

Guam (GU)

Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

Puerto Rico (PR)

U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)

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Unique combinations of geologic color and erosional
forms decorate a canyon that is 277 river miles (446km)
Grand Canyon long, up to 18 miles (29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km)
deep. Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through
its immense size.

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Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. It
Niagara Falls is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara
Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they
share. The city is within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan
(New York Side) Statistical Area and the Western New York region.

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Las Vegas Strip
Lined with upscale casino hotels, the neon-
soaked Strip is quintessential Las Vegas. As
well as gambling floors, the vast hotel
complexes house a variety of shops,
restaurants (ranging from mainstream to high-
end), and performance venues for music,
comedy and circus-style acts. Attractions like
the soaring, choreographed Fountains of
Bellagio and the High Roller observation wheel
draw crowds.

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Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist
destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown
Times Square Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway
and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th
Streets.

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Located at Liberty Island in New York.
This copper figure commemorates U.S.
Statue of Liberty Independence and the abolition of
slavery.

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Wilderness recreation area atop a
Yellowstone volcanic hot spot. Mostly in Wyoming
though the park spreads into Montana
National Park and Idaho too.

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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension
Golden Gate bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-
mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco
Bridge Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

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Located in Keystone, South Dakota. Sculpture
Mount Rushmore carved into the granite face of Mount
Rushmore the heads of former presidents’
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.

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Diamond Head

Diamond Head is a
volcanic tuff cone on
the Hawaiian island of
Oʻahu.

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Glacier Bay Wilderness area in Montana's Rocky
Mountains, with glacier-carved peaks and
valleys running to the Canadian border.
National Park
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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

The Empire State Building is a 102-storey Art


Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New
York City, United States. It was designed by Shreve,
Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its
name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname
of the state of New York.
U.S. WHITE
HOUSE

The White House is the official


residence and workplace of the
president of the United States. It is
located at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.,
and has been the residence of
every U.S. president since John
Adams in 1800.
U.S. CAPITOL
BUILDING

The United States Capitol, often


called The Capitol or the Capitol
Building, is the meeting place of
the United States Congress and
the seat of the legislative branch
of the U.S. federal government. It
is located on Capitol Hill at the
eastern end of the National Mall in
Washington, D.C.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
The Lincoln Memorial is a US national memorial built to
honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham
Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National
Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington
Monument, and is in the form of a neoclassical temple.
The memorial's architect was Henry Bacon. The designer of
the memorial interior's large central statue, Abraham
Lincoln (1920), was Daniel Chester French.
MEXICO

CAPITAL Mexico City


RELIGION Roman Catholicism (83%)

CURRENCY Mexican Peso (MEX)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Spanish

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A large pre-Columbian city built by
the Maya people of the Terminal
Chichen Itza Classic period. The archaeological
site is located in Tinúm
Municipality, Yucatán State, Mexico.
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A Mexican city on the Yucatán
Cancún Peninsula bordering the Caribbean
Sea, is known for its beaches,
numerous resorts and nightlife.
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This traditional celebration is made to
honor the dead and celebrate them as
Dia De Los Muertos they are believed to come alive on the
day of the dead.

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CANADA

CAPITAL Ottawa
RELIGION Roman Catholicism (38.7%)
Other Christians (28.5%)
No Religion (23.9%)
CURRENCY Canadian Dollar (CAD)
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE French, English

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TORONTO SKYLINE with CN Tower
Moraine Lake is a glacially fed lake
Moraine Lake at in Banff National Park, 14
kilometers outside the Village of
Banff National Park Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.

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NIAGARA
FALLS (Canada Side)
SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL

CAPITAL Brasília
RELIGION Christianity (88.8%)
No Religion (8%)

CURRENCY Real (BRL)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Portuguese

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The Art Deco-style Christ the Redeemer statue has
Christ the been looming over the Brazilians from
upon Corcovado mountain in an awe-inspiring state
Redeemer of eternal blessing since 1931.

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The Amazon

The Amazon is the world’s largest


rainforest and is one of the world’s most
diverse biological areas. It’s huge,
covering 40% of South America,
including Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador,
Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
and French Guiana.

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VENEZUELA

CAPITAL Caracas
RELIGION Christianity (91%)
No Religion (8%)

CURRENCY Bolivar Soberano (VES)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Spanish

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA
The highest uninterrupted waterfalls in the world at 978
meters (3,208 feet) tall and drops off the side of
ANGEL FALLS Auyantepui Mountain in Canaima National Park in
Bolivar State.
ARGENTINA

CAPITAL Buenos Aires


RELIGION Christianity (79.6%)
No Religion (18.9%)

CURRENCY Argentine Peso (ARS)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Spanish

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The largest waterfall system in the world
Iguazu Falls (Border of Argentina and Brazil)

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LA RECOLETA CEMETERY
(Buenos Aires)
EVA PERON
María Eva Duarte de Perón, better known as just Eva
Perón or by the nickname Evita, was an Argentine
actress, politician, activist, and philanthropist who
served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946
until her death in July 1952, as the wife of Argentine
President Juan Perón. In 1934, at the age of 15, she
moved to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires to
pursue a career as a stage, radio, and film actress.
In 1952, shortly before her death from cancer at 33,
Eva Perón was given the title of "Spiritual Leader of
the Nation" by the Argentine Congress. She was
given a state funeral upon her death, a prerogative
generally reserved for heads of state.
CHILE

CAPITAL Santiago
RELIGION Christianity (86.2%)
No Religion (11.5%)

CURRENCY Chilean Peso (CLP)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Spanish

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EASTER ISLAND
Moʻai, or moai, are monolithic
human figures carved by the Rapa
Nui people on Easter Island in
eastern Polynesia between the
years 1250 and 1500. Nearly half
are still at Rano Raraku, the main
moʻai quarry, but hundreds were
transported from there and set on
stone platforms called ahu around
the island's perimeter. Almost all
moʻai have overly large heads three-
eighths the size of the whole statue.
The moʻai are chiefly the living
faces of deified ancestors. The
statues still gazed inland across
their clan lands when Europeans
first visited the island in 1722, but
all of them had fallen by the latter
part of the 19th century.
MOAI
PERU

CAPITAL Lima
RELIGION Christianity (94.51%)
No Religion (5.09%)

CURRENCY Sol (PEN)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Spanish

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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, an Incan city of
sparkling granite precariously perched
between 2 towering Andean peaks, is
thought by scholars to have been a
sacred archaeological center for the
nearby Incan capital of Cusco. Built at
the peak of the Incan Empire in the
mid-1400s, this mountain citadel was
later abandoned by the Incas.

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NATIVES OF PERU
SOUVENIR ITEMS
BOLIVIA

CAPITAL: La Paz
RELIGION: Roman Catholic
CURRENCY: Bolivian Boliviano
LANGUAGE: Bolivian Spanish
and Aymara
LAKE TITICACA
Lake Titicaca is a
freshwater lake in
the Andes on the border
of Bolivia and Peru often
called the "highest
navigable lake" in the
world. By volume of
water and by surface
area, it is the largest
lake in South America. It
has a surface elevation
of 3,812 m (12,507 ft).
SALAR de
UYUNI
The largest salt pan in the
world.
COLOMBIA
CAPITAL: Bogota
RELIGION: Roman Catholic
CURRENCY: Colombian Peso
LANGUAGE: Spanish
CAPITAL CITY OF BOGOTA
LAS LAJAS
SANCTUARY

The National Shrine Basilica of Our


Lady of Las Lajas in Ipiales, Southern
Colombia built between 1916-1949.
ECUADOR
CAPITAL: Quito
RELIGION: Roman Catholic
CURRENCY: U.S. Dollar
LANGUAGE: Spanish
CHURCH OF LA COMPANIA DE JESUS
Opened in 1765, this is one of the best-known church in Quito.
• ECUADORIAN WOMEN IN THEIR NATIONAL DRESS.
GUYANA
CAPITAL: Georgetown

RELIGION: Catholic, Christian,


Hindu, Islam

CURRENCY: Guyanese Dollar

LANGUAGE: English
ST. GEORGE CATHEDRAL

Is an Anglican cathedral in
Georgetown opened on 24
August 1892. It is the seat of
the Bishop of Guyana. This
wooden building was
completed in 1899 and has
been designated a national
monument.
KAIETEUR FALLS

Kaieteur Falls is the world's


largest single drop waterfall by
the volume of water flowing
over it. Located on the Potaro
River in the Kaieteur National
Park, it sits in a section of the
Amazon rainforest included in
the Potaro-Siparuni region of
Guyana.
STABROEK MARKET

Stabroek was the old name of


Georgetown, Guyana between
1784 and 1812, and was the
capital of Demerara. Stabroek
is currently a ward in the
center of Georgetown.
FRENCH GUIANA
CAPITAL: Cayenne

RELIGION: Roman Catholic

CURRENCY: French Guianan


Franc

LANGUAGE: French
TRESOR NATURE RESERVE

The no end in sight, waterlogged


plain hectares of Kaw Mountain
makes it possible to observe fauna
and flora of the Tresor Nature
Reserve. There are many distinctive
animals such as black caimans and
many kinds of birds. You can have a
boat trip to discover the area. It is a
must-see place if you visit French
Guiana, you will be able to observe
the wilderness and enjoy the view.
Musée Départemental De Franconie

The museum can be the main place


for knowing the country’s past and
you can easily get to know about
French Guiana. The museum building
is also very interesting and made of
wood in 19th century. You can learn
about the colonial period, people
suffered and historical facts.
Unfortunately, there is no English
information in the museum,
everything is written in French.
SURINAME
CAPITAL: Paramaribo

RELIGION: Roman Catholic,


Protestant

CURRENCY: Suriname Dollar

LANGUAGE: Dutch
PARAMARIBO on
SURINAME RIVER
SURINAAMS
MUSEUM
The Surinaams Museum
founded in 1947 is a
museum located at Abraham
Crijnssenweg 1 in Fort
Zeelandia, Paramaribo,
Suriname.
SURINAME PEOPLE
PARAGUAY
CAPITAL: Asuncion

RELIGION: Roman Catholic

CURRENCY: Paraguayan
Guarani

LANGUAGE: Spanish, Guarani


NATIONAL PANTHEON
OF THE HEROES
Located in the noble city of Asunción,
this must see architectural and cultural
emblem of Paraguay’s history comes
alive during holidays. You can also view
the changing of the guard throughout
the day.
PALACIO de
LOPEZ
Enormous colonial
presidential palace is the seat
of Paraguay government.
URUGUAY
CAPITAL: Montevideo

RELIGION: Roman Catholic,


Protestant

CURRENCY: Uruguayan Peso

LANGUAGE: Spanish
CASAPUEBLO
It is a building constructed by the
Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró. It
is located in Punta Ballena, 13
kilometres from Punta del Este,
Uruguay. Initially, it was the artist's
summer home and workshop, and
includes a museum, an art gallery, a
cafeteria and a hotel in its facilities. It
was the permanent residence of its
creator, where he worked and where
he spent his last days there.
PALACIO SALVO
Palacio Salvo is a building in Montevideo,
located at the intersection of 18 de Julio
Avenue and Plaza Independencia. It was
designed by the architect Mario Palanti, an
Italian immigrant living in Buenos Aires, who
used a similar design for his Palacio Barolo
in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Finished in 1928,
Palacio Salvo stands 100 m high with the
antenna included. It was the tallest building
in Latin America for a brief period.
EASTERN EUROPE
Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova,
Slovakia, Belarus
RUSSIA

CAPITAL Moscow
RELIGION Christianity (73%)
No Religion (15%)
Islam (10%)

CURRENCY Russian Ruble (RUB)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Russian

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Kremlin
The existing fortress walls
and towers were built
from 1485 to 1495. Grand
Prince Ivan III invited a
number of skilled
architects from Italy to do
the job.

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Lake Baikal Considered the deepest lake in the world

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UKRAINE

CAPITAL Kyiv
RELIGION Christianity (87.3%)
Irreligion (11%)

CURRENCY Ukraine Hryvnia (UAH)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Ukrainian

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CAPITAL CITY OF KIEV
Also known as the Kiev Monastery of
Kiev Pechersk Lavra the Caves is a historic Orthodox
Christian monastery.

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ROMANIA

CAPITAL Bucharest
RELIGION Christianity (92.3%)
No Religion (4.9%)

CURRENCY Romanian Leu (RON)

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Romanian

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BRAN CASTLE
A museum during communist times
and regained by the children of
Princess Ileana in the 21st
century, Bran Castle managed in
just a few years to become a
highlight of Romania’s castles.
Before you visit, just remember
that its real story has nothing to do
with Dracula, but everything to do
with its 600 years old past.
INTERIOR OF BRAN CASTLE
POLAND

CAPITAL Warsaw
RELIGION Christianity (90%)
No Religion (6%)

CURRENCY Zloty (PLN)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Polish

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MAIN MARKET
SQUARE

Dating back to the 13th


century, the Main Market
Square in the Old Town in
Kraków is the largest
medieval town square in
Europe and one of the main
tourist attractions in Poland.
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State
Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is a museum on the
site of the Auschwitz
Memorial and Museum Concentration Camp.

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WAWEL CASTLE
People have lived upon the site
of Wawel Castle since the
Paleolithic Age. The castle itself
was first built in the 14th
century, at the command of
Polish monarch Casimir III the
Great.
The Gothic castle is home to
the only preserved piece of the
Polish Crown Jewels, the
legendary sword Szczerbiec
coronation sword. Decorated
with symbols and floral
patterns, the blade is notched
to hold a small shield, giving
the sword its nickname, the
Jagged Sword.
BULGARIA
CAPITAL: Sofia
RELIGION: Christianity, Islam
CURRENCY: Bulgarian Lev
LANGUAGE: Bulgarian
CZECH REPUBLIC
CAPITAL: Prague
RELIGION: Christianity
CURRENCY: Czech Koruna
LANGUAGE: Czech
HUNGARY
CAPITAL: Budapest
RELIGION: Christianity
CURRENCY: Hungarian Forint
LANGUAGE: Hungarian
MOLDOVA
CAPITAL: Chisinau
RELIGION: Christianity
CURRENCY: Moldovan Leu
LANGUAGE: Romanian
SLOVAKIA
CAPITAL: Bratislava
RELIGION: Christianity
CURRENCY: Euro
LANGUAGE: Slovak
BELARUS
CAPITAL: Minsk

RELIGION: Christianity

CURRENCY: Belarusian Ruble

LANGUAGE: Belarusian,
Russian
NORTHERN EUROPE
DENMARK, ICELAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND
DENMARK

CAPITAL Copenhagen
RELIGION Christianity (75.8%)
No Religion (19.1%)
Islam (4.4%)

CURRENCY Danish Krone (DKK)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Danish, Faroese, German

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Nyhavn is filled with people enjoying the
Nyhavn relaxed atmosphere by the canal, jazz
music and great food.

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A bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a
mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is
The Little Mermaid displayed on a rock by the waterside at the
Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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ICELAND

CAPITAL Reykjavik
RELIGION Christianity (75.1%)
No Religion (21.5%)

CURRENCY Icelandic Krona (ISK)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Icelandic

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Blue Lagoon, Grindavik
Blue Lagoon Named in 2012 as one of National
Geographic's 25 Wonders of the World

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The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis is a
spectacular natural light show is best
Northern Lights admired in remote places and is particularly
impressive at times of increased solar
activity.
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NORWAY

CAPITAL Oslo
RELIGION Christianity (75.6%)
No Religion (20.2%)
Islam (3.4%)

CURRENCY Norwegian Krone (NOK)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Norwegian; Sámi

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OSLO
CATHEDRAL
BERGEN • SECOND LARGEST CITY IN NORWAY
NORWEGIAN
FJORDS
SWEDEN

CAPITAL Stockholm
RELIGION Christianity (66.8%)
No Religion (27%)
Islam (5%)

CURRENCY Swedish Krona (SEK)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Swedish

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Old town of Stockholm dated back 13th century
GLAM STAN consists of medieval alleyways, cobbled stone
and archaic architecture.
In 1628 the pride of the Swedish Imperial fleet,
the Vasa battleship, sank on its maiden
Vasa Museum voyage. The ship lay below the icy waters for
more than three centuries until, in 1961, an
incredibly ambitious salvage operation took
place.
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FINLAND

CAPITAL Helsinki
RELIGION Christianity (70.7%)
No Religion (28.5%)

CURRENCY Euro (EUR)


OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Finnish, Swedish, Viittomakieli, Sámi,
Teckenspråk

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HELSINKI
CATHEDRAL
One of the world's largest sea fortresses,
Suomenlinna the 18th-century fort on Suomenlinna is a
15-minute ferry ride from Helsinki's Market
Fortress Square.

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OLAVINLINNA CASTLE

Olavinlinna (also known as St.


Olaf's Castle, is a 15th-century
three-tower castle located in
Savonlinna, Finland. It is built
on an island in the Kyrönsalmi
strait that connects the lakes
Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi. It is
the northernmost medieval
stone fortress still standing.
The castle forms a spectacular
stage for the Savonlinna Opera
Festival, held for the first time
in the summer 1912.
Other Independent Areas of
Northern Europe
FAROE
ISLAND
A small archipelago of 18
rugged and rocky islands
north of the United
Kingdom and southwest
of Iceland.
Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural
resources, although surrounding waters contain
JAN MAYEN substantial fish stocks and potential untapped petroleum
ISLAND resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services
for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological
stations on the island.
SVALBARD
ISLAND
A Norwegian archipelago in the
Arctic Ocean. Situated north of
mainland Europe, it is about
midway between the northern
coast of Norway and the North
Pole.

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