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What is another name for Vatican City?
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"Holy See"
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How big is Vatican City?
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0.2 sq. miles
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Who is Vatican City led by?
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The Pope
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Where is Vatican City?
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Inside Rome
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How big is Monaco?
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0.6 sq. miles
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What is the most populated country in all of Europe?
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Monaco
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What is Monaco famous for?
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Gambling casinos - Monte Carlo and the Grand Prix
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Where is Monaco?
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Between France and Italy
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Is San Marino landlocked or not?
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YES
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How big is San Marino?
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30 sq. miles
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What is San Marino famous for?
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Tourism and banking
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What is the richest country in the world?
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Liechtenstein
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How big is Liechtenstein?
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62 sq. miles
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What is Liechtenstein famous for?
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Industry and ceramics
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Where is San Marino?
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E. coast of Italy
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Where is Liechtenstein?
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Landlocked between Switzerland and Austria
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How big is Malta?
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122 sq. miles
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What is Malta famous for?
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Tourism
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Where is Malta?
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Island between Sicily and Libya
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How big is Andorra?
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181 sq. miles
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What is Andorra famous for?
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Tourism and skiing
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Where is Andorra?
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In the Pyrenees Mountains between Spain and France
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How long were the Moors in Spain?
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711-1492
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Columbus opened the way for?
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Building empires
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When was the Spanish armada beaten by Great Britain?
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1588
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What strategic significance does Spain have?
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They control the Strait of Gibraltar - so the entrance to the Med. Sea
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What are the Spanish islands?
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Balearic and Canary
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What rivers does Spain have?
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Ebro, Guadalquivir, Guadiana, Tagus, and Douro
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What kind of power does a monarchy have?
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Social - not political
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What country has about 200 volcanoes?
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Iceland
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What is the poorest country in Europe?
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Portugal
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What is Portugal's capital?
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Lisbon
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What is the main religion in the North?
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Lutheran
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What is the main religion in Greece?
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Greek Orthodox
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What is the world's northernmost capital?
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Reykjavik
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What is a big shipbuilding capital?
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Stockholm
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What city is sinking?
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Venice
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What country is using 3% of their land?
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Norway
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What country has 100% of the world's cryolite?
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Greenland
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What is cryolite used for?
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Strengthening aluminum
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What country is most like Colorado in terms of topography?
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Spain
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How is Spain's economy?
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Pretty good
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What is a major orange producing city/seaport?
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Valencia
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Where is Valencia?
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Spain
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What kind of water do fish like?
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COLD
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What country has 1/2 of the world's mercury?
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Spain
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What is Spain's industrial city?
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Barcelona
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What country has a lot of bull fights?
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Spain
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What country has Moorish architecture?
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Spain
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What mountains are in Portugal?
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The Azores and the Madeira
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How is Portugal's economy?
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Bad
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What country's specialty agricultural crop is cork?
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Portugal
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Is Portugal's gov. strong?
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NO; it is weak
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What is another name for the peninsula Greece is on?
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Peloponnesus
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What are some of the islands Greece has?
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Crete, Cyclades, and Ionians; Cyprus is 1/2 Greek
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What is the main mountain of Greece?
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Mt. Olympus
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How is Greece's economy?
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Ok
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What is Greece's specialty agricultural crop?
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Tobacco
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What accounts for 15% of Greece's GDP?
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Tourism
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What city is 1/4 of Greece's pop.?
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Athens
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Is Greece's lit. rate good?
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Yes
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What are Italy's islands?
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Sicily, Sardinia, and Malta
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What are Italy's mountains?
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Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Etna
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What river runs through Rome?
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The Tiber
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What river is in N. Italy?
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The Po
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How is Italy's econ.?
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Bad
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What is an Italian city?
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Rome
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What is an agricultural port in Italy?
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Naples
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What is an Italian industrial city?
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Turin
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What is the famous mountain range in Norway?
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The Kjolen
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What is another name for Iceland?
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"The Land of Fire and Ice"
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What sea does Norway and the UK share?
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The North Sea
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How is Norway's economy?
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Great!
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What country mostly grows hay?
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Norway
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Where is Lapland?
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Norway
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What country has more hydroelectricity than any other European nation?
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Norway
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What country has LOTS of iron ore?
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Norway
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What is socialism?
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A gov. that controls the economy and takes care of the people with very high taxes, lots of benefits like paying for your health insurance, but there are high taxes, making sure everyone is paid equally but you can't get an easy profit out of business
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What is a flat plain in Sweden?
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The Skane
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What country has a lot of lakes/rivers?
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Sweden
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How is Sweden econ.?
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Good
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What is a fast growing, warm water port in Sweden?
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Goteborg
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How is Finland's econ.?
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Good
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Where are people very strong, hearty, etc.?
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THE NORTH
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When was the Battle of Jutland?
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WW1
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How is Denmark's econ.?
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Good
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Why is Denmark's food famous?
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Instead of using their crops on feeding people, they raise animals to be very healthy
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What country sells products on coop.s?
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Denmark
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What is the world's largest island?
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Greenland
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What is 85% of Greenland's topography?
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Ice cap
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How is Greenland's econ.?
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Good
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Why is Greenland's national holiday on June 21?
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It is the longest day of the year
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How is Iceland's econ.?
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Very good
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What country has town meeting twice a year?
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Iceland
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