Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Member of the European Union since May 1, 2004 Population: 10,064,000 Capital: Budapest Currency: HUF Profile: agricultural Important industries: food [meat (Pick, Gyulai Húskombinát), beer (Dreher, Borsodi)], thermal water, wine

Countryside Budapest Sunset at Lake Balaton Hungarian Grey Cattle Parliament TransDanubia Chain bridge & The Castle of Buda Visegrád

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

Belgium Belgium is divided in three parts. In the north you have the Dutch 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 the South by France, in the East by Germany and in the West by the North Sea. The main cities in Belgium are Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Charleroi and Luik. Belgium is a founding member of the European Union and Brussels is called the capital of Europe.

Size: 30.528 km² Capital: Brussels Belgium is known for his foodculture: -French fries -Beer: Jupiler, Duvel, Westmalle, ... -Chocolat: Leonidas, ... Famous persons: Eddy Merckx, Tom Boonen, ... Buildings and places: - Atomium in Brussels - Belfort in Bruges - Court of justice in Antwerp - Dinant (Smallest town in the world)

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).

GERMANY officially the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany is a parliamentary federal republic of sixteen states. 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.

The land of poets and thinkers: Size: 357.021 km² Capital: Berlin (3,4 mio.) 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,... Dr. Angela Merkel (CDU) chancellor since 2005 Most important industries: -automobile industry -engineering -chemistry -medical technology