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Hello!
Welcome to the European Union.
Did you know that the European Union is made up of 28 countries and has a population
of about 508 million?
Come and discover these 28 countries, colour in their flags and guess the names of their capitals from the letters that have been jumbled up. You’ll see what fun it is!
If you need help, you’ll find the flags, the names of the capital cities and the map
of Europe at the end of the colouring book.
Have fun!
B _ U _ _ E L _
BR
US
E
LS
S
BELGIUM
In Belgium we read a lot of
comic strips.
SOF
IA
_O_ _ A
BULGARIA
In Bulgaria we use the Cyrillic
alphabet.
PR _ _U_
CZECH REPUBLIC
P
RA G
U E
The nickname for my country’s capital is
‘the golden city’.
_O_ E _ _ A _ E _
C
O
PE NH
A
GE
N
DENMARK
Where can you see Hans Christian Andersen’s
Little Mermaid?
_ _ R _ IN
GERMANY
B
E
R
L
I
NThe printing press
was invented by a German in the 15th century.
T_ L _ _ N _
ESTONIA
T AL
L
INN
In Estonia we love to sing in the spring.
IRELAND
D_ BL _ _
D
U
B
LI
N
The symbol of Ireland is the shamrock.
GREECE
A _ _ EN _
ATH E
N
S
The Greeks invented theatre and the Olympic Games.
_ AD_ I _
SPAIN
Spanish children are brought presents by the
three kings.
MA
D
R
ID
P_ R _ _
FRANCE
Have you been up the Eiffel Tower
yet?
P
A RI
S
Z _ _ R _ B
CROATIA
B
AR
GE
Z
Dalmatian dogs originally came from
Croatia.
_ _ ME
ITALY
R
OM E
My country is shaped like a boot.
N _CO_ I _
CYPRUS
NIC O
S
IA
Aphrodite, the goddess of love
and beauty, was born in Cyprus.
R _ _ A
LATVIA
The Latvian national flower is the
daisy.
R
IG
A
_ IL _ _U_
LITHUANIA
The national sport of Lithuania is
basketball.
V
I
L
N
I
US
_UX _ M _ _U_ _
LUXEMBOURG
L
U
X
EM
B
O
U RG
Luxembourg is the only grand duchy
in the world.
BU_ A _ _ ST
HUNGARY
BUD
AP E
ST
Rubik’s cube was invented by a
Hungarian.
MALTA
Malta is the smallest country in the European
Union.
VA _ LE _T_
AV A
LLE
T
T
_ _ ST_ _ D_ M
NETHERLANDS
We love cycling.
A
M
ST
E
R
D
A
M
V_ _ NN _
AUSTRIA
VI A
N
N
E
Every first of January, a celebrated New Year’s concert takes place
in our capital.
_ A _ S _W
POLAND
W
A
R SW
A
Poland’s national symbol is the white
eagle.
L _ _ B _ N
PORTUGAL
L
I
S
BO
NPortugal is a land
of great sea-going explorers.
_U_ _ AR _ _T
ROMANIA
BU
C
AR
H
E
S T
At Christmas time we sing for
sweets.
_ _UB _ J_ NA
SLOVENIA
L
J
UBL
JA
NA
The symbol of our capital city is
the dragon.
B _ AT_ _ L _V_
SLOVAKIA
B
RAT
I SL
AV A
My country is mountainous and we
do a lot of skiing.
HE _ S _ _ K _
FINLAND
H
E
L
S
INK
I
Finland is where Father Christmas
lives.
_TO_ K _O_ M
SWEDEN
S
T
O
C
K
H
OL
M
Pippi Longstocking is the heroine of Swedish
children’s books.
L _ N _ _ N
UNITED KINGDOM
The United Kingdom is linked to the European
mainland by a tunnel under the sea.
LO
N
D
N
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EUROPEAN UNION
Now you know a lot more about the 28 countries of the
European Union!
BelgiumBrussels
Bulgaria Sofia
Czech RepublicPrague
IrelandDublin
GreeceAthens
SpainMadrid
FranceParis
LithuaniaVilnius
LuxembourgLuxembourg
HungaryBudapest
MaltaValletta
RomaniaBucharest
SloveniaLjubljana
SlovakiaBratislava
DenmarkCopenhagen
GermanyBerlin
EstoniaTallinn
ItalyRome
CyprusNicosia
LatviaRiga
NetherlandsAmsterdam
AustriaVienna
PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
FinlandHelsinki
SwedenStockholm
CroatiaZagreb
United KingdomLondon
UNITED KINGDOM
S W E D E N
F I N L A N D
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA ROMANIA
PORTUGAL
P O L A N D
A U S T R I A
NETHERLANDS
MALTA
H U N G A R Y
LUXEMBOURG
LITHUANIA
LATVIA
CYPRUS
I T A L Y
CROATIA
F R A N C E
S P A I N
GREECE
IREL AND
ESTONIA
G E R M A N Y
D E N M A R K
CZECH REPUBLIC
BULGARIA
BELGIUM
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