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Geographical Location
To the north and east Portugal is bordered by Spain, to the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean. The mainland coast of Portugal extends for 660km from north to south (Atlantic) and for 172km from west to east (south coast). Total area: 92,270 km² including the Azores and Madeira. Administrative divisions: 18 districts (distritos) (Aveiro, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu) and 2 autonomous regions: Acores (Azoren) and Madeira.
Language
The national language is Portuguese. In business life, English, French and sometimes German is spoken as well.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET) -1 hour on the Portuguese mainland and on Madeira, CET -2 hours in the Azores. European summer time is also observed by Portugal.

A Bridge, Turkey

Geographical Location
Approximately 3 per cent of the territory of the Republic of Turkey are located in Europe, approximately 97 per cent are located in Asia Minor. To the north, the country is bordered by the Black Sea, to the north-east by Georgia and Armenia, to the east by Iran, to the south by Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea, to the west by the Aegean Sea and Greece, and to the north-west by Bulgaria. Total area: 779,452 km². Administrative divisions: 81 provinces.
Language
The official language is Turkish Additionally, Arabic, Greek and Armenian are sometimes spoken as well. In cities and tourist centres, German, English and French are often spoken.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET) +1 hour. As Turkey also implements European summer time, the time difference remains unchanged.

FINLAND

Geographical Location
Finland is situated in Northern Europe, between 60° and 70° latitude. To the west, it is bordered by Sweden, to the north by Norway, to the east by the Russian Federation, and to the south and south-west by the Baltic Sea. Total area: 338,144km². The maximum longitude of the country is 1,160km, the maximum latitude approximately 540km.
Language
Finnish (91.7 per cent) and Swedish (5.5 per cent) are the national languages; in Lappland Samish is spoken. English and German are used in business life.
Time Difference
Eastern European Time (EET), corresponds to Central European Time (CET) +1 hour. As Finland also implements European summer time, the time difference remains unchanged during summer time.

ITALY

Geographical Location
To the west the Republic of Italy is bordered by France, to the north by Switzerland and Austria, and to the east by Slovenia; it is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the south-west, south and south-east. The two large Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia also belong to Italy. Total area: 301,302km². Administrative divisions: 20 regions, 5 of which have a special autonomous status: Aosta Valley, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-South Tyrol.
Language
The national language of Italy is Italian. In some areas German and French are spoken.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET) with European summer time (no time difference).

NETHERLANDS

Geographical Location
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is bordered by the North Sea to the west and north, by the Federal Republic of Germany to the east and by Belgium to the south. Total area: 41,865 km². Administrative divisions: 12 provinces (provincies) (Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland) and 2 dependent areas (Aruba, Netherlands Antilles).
Language
The national language is Dutch. German, English and French are also spoken frequently.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET) with European summer time (no time difference).

ROMANIA

Geographical Location
Romania is located in south-eastern Europe. To the north, the country is bordered by Ukraine, to the east by the Republic of Moldova, to the south by Bulgaria, to the south-west by Serbia, and to the west by Hungary. The Black Sea constitutes a natural border to the south-east; the coast extends for 245 kilometres. Total area: 237,500 km². Administrative divisions: 41 districts (judet) and the capital district of Bucuresti.
Language
The country's official language is Romanian. In some border areas, Hungarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Armenian or Yiddish is spoken as well. Many people have a good command of the French language. In Transylvania, parts of the population speak German; in tourist centres English is often spoken as well.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET) +1 hour (= Eastern European Time). As Romania also implements summer time, the time difference remains unchanged.

SLOVENIA

Geographical Location
The Republic of Slovenia borders Austria in the north, Hungary in the northeast, Croatia in the south and in the east and in the west lays the Mediterranean (Adriatic Sea) and Italy. Total area: 20,251km². Administrative divisions: 193 district local authorities.
Language
Slovenian is the predominant language. In the border regions towards the west as well as in the tourist areas, German and Italian are spoken and understood.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET). European summertime applies in Slovenia so there is no time difference.

SLOVAKIA

Geographical Location
To the west, the Slovak Republic is bordered by Austria and the Czech Republic, to the north by Poland, to the east by Ukraine and to the south by Hungary. Total area: 49,035km². Administrative divisions: 8 regions (kraje) (Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky).
Language
The official language of the Slovak Republic is Slovakian.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET). The Slovak Republic is one of the countries which implement European summer time.

SPAIN

Geographical Location
To the north the Kingdom of Spain is bordered by France, to the east by the Mediterranean Sea, to the south by the Straits of Gibraltar, and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. The national territory also includes the Balearic and Canary Islands and the provinces of Melilla and Ceuta in North Africa. Total area: 504,782 km².
Language
The official languages are Spanish, Catalan, Galician and Basque. In tourist areas German and English are often spoken or understood.
Time Difference
Central European Time (CET) with European summertime. On the Canary Islands, Central European Time (CET) - 1 hour. This time difference remains unchanged throughout the year, since the European summer time is implemented.
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