1. Wales Location:Europe Status:UK Constituent Country Capital City:Cardiff Main Cities:Swansea Population:2,821,000 Currency:1 pound sterling = 100 pence Languages:Welsh, English Religions:Protestant, Roman Catholic

2. Scotland Location:Europe Status:UK Constituent Country Capital City:Edinburgh (Dùn Eideann) Main Cities:Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness Population:5,136,500 Currency:1 pound sterling = 100 pence Languages:English, Scots, Scots Gaelic Religions:Protestant, Roman Catholic

3. Ireland Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) Main Cities:Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo Population:3,476,000Ar ea:70,280 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:Irish, English Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant

4. England Location:Europe Status:UK Constituent Country Capital City:London Main Cities:Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Population:47,255,000 Currency:1 pound sterling = 100 pence Languages:English Religions:Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu

5. India Location:Asia Status:UN Country Capital City:Delhi (New Delhi) Main Cities:Bangalore, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras Population:913,747,000 Area:3,287,590 km2 Currency:1 Indian rupee = 100 paisa Languages:Hindi, English, Panjabi and many local languages Religions:Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian

6. Austria Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Vienna (Wien) Main Cities:Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck Population:7,834,000Ar ea:83,850 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:German Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant

7. Germany Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Berlin Main Cities:Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Essen, Frankfurt Population:80,942,000A rea:356,910 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:German Religions:Protestant (Lutheran), Roman Catholic

8. Switzerland Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Berne (Bern) Main Cities:Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne Population:6,910,000 Area:41,290 km2 Currency:1 Swiss franc = 100 centimes Languages:French, German, Italian, Romansch Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant

9. Hungary Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Budapest Main Cities:Debrecen, Miskolc Population:10,479,000A rea:93,030 km2 Currency:1 forint = 100 fillér Languages:Hungarian (Magyar) Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant

10. Poland Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Warsaw (Warszawa) Main Cities:Lódz, Kraków Population:38,621,000 Area:312,680 km2 Currency:1 zloty = 100 groszy Languages:Polish Religions:Roman Catholic

11. Australia Location:Oceania Status:UN Country Capital City:Canberra MainCities:Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin Population:18,090,000 Area:7,713,360 km2 Currency:1 Australian dollar = 100 cents Languages:English, Aboriginal languages Religions:Anglican, Roman Catholic, others

12. United States Location:North America Status:UN Country Capital City:Washington, DC Main Cities:New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco Population:260,513,000 Area:9,372,610 km2 Currency:1 US dollar = 100 cents Languages:English, Spanish, and over 30 others Religions:Protestant, Roman Catholic, Judaism

13. Spain Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Madrid Main Cities:Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza Population:39,214,000 Area:504,780 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:Spanish, Basque, Galician, Catalan Religions:Roman Catholic

14. Greece Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Athens (Athínai) Main Cities:Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patrai Population:10,232,000 Area:131,990 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:Greek Religions:Greek Orthodox

15. Egypt Location:Africa Status:UN Country Capital City:Cairo (Al Qahirah) Main Cities:Alexandria, Ismailia, Port Said, Asyût, Giza Population:57,285,000A rea:1,001,450 km2 Currency:1 Egyptian pound = 100 piastres Languages:Arabic Religions:Sunni Muslim, Orthodox (Coptic) Christian

16. Israel Location:Middle East Status:UN Country Capital City:Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) Main Cities:Tel Aviv- Yafo, Haifa Population:5,672,000Ar ea:20,770 km2 Currency:1 new shekel = 100 agorot Languages:Hebrew, Arabic Religions:Jewish, Muslim

17. Portugal Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Lisbon (Lisboa) Main Cities:Oporto Population:9,877,000 Area:92,390 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:Portuguese Religions:Roman Catholic

18. France Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Paris Main Cities:Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Bordeaux, Toulouse Population:57,571,000 Area:551,500 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:French Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim

19. Belgium Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Brussels (Bruxelles) Main Cities:Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège Population:10,020,000 Area:30,520 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:Flemish (Dutch), French, German Religions:Roman Catholic

20. Italy Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Rome (Roma) Main Cities:Milan, Naples,Turin, Florence, Venice Population:57,867,000 Area:301,270 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:Italian Religions:Roman Catholic

21. New Zealand Location:Oceania Status:UN Country Capital City:Wellington Main Cities:Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton Population:3,825,000 Area:270,990 km2 Currency:1 New Zealand dollar = 100 cents Languages:English, Maori Religions:Anglican, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic

22. The Netherlands Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Amsterdam Main Cities:Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven Population:15,384,000 Area:37,330 km2 Currency:1 euro = 100 cents Languages:Dutch, Frysian Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant

23. Japan Location:Asia Status:UN Country Capital City:Tokyo (Tõkyõ) Main Cities:Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto Population:125,422,000 Area:377,800 km2 Currency:1 yen = 100 sen Languages:Japanese, Korean, Chinese Religions:Shinto, Buddhist, Christian

24. Jamaica Location:Caribbean Status:UN Country Capital City:Kingston Main Cities:Spanish Town, Montego Bay Population:2,521,000 Area:10,990 km2 Currency:1 Jamaican dollar = 100 cents Languages:English Religions:Protestant, Roman Catholic

25. Canada Location:North America Status:UN Country Capital City:Ottawa Main Cities:Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver Population:31,000,000 Area:9,976,140 km2 Currency:1 Canadian dollar = 100 cents Languages:English, French, Inuktitut Religions:Roman Catholic, Protestant

26. Sweden Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Stockholm Main Cities:Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Population:8,732,000 Area:449,960 km2 Currency:1 Swedish krona = 100 öre Languages:Swedish Religions:Lutheran Protestant

27. Norway Location:Europe Status:UN Country Capital City:Oslo Main Cities:Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Population:4,333,000 Area:323,900 km2 Currency:1 Norwegian krone = 100 øre Languages:Norwegian, small amount of Lapp and Finnish Religions:Lutheran

28. Turkey Location: Europe/Asia Status: UN Country Capital City: Ankara Main Cities: Istanbul, Izmir, Adana Population:60,802,000 Area:779,450 km2 Currency: Turkish lira Languages: Turkish Religions: Sunni Muslim

29. China Location:Asia Status:UN Country Capital City:Beijing Main Cities:Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang Population:1,222,017,000 Area:9,596,960 km2 Currency:1 yuan = 10 jiao = 100 fen Languages:Mandarin Chinese, Shanghai-, Canton-, Fukien-, Hakka- dialects, Tibetan, Vigus (Turkic) Religions:Confucianist, Buddhist, Taoist

30. South Africa Location:Africa Status:UN Country Capital City:Pretoria (administrative capital) Main Cities:Cape Town (legislative capital), Bloemfontein (judicial capital), Johannesburg, Durban Population:41,749,000 Area:1,221,040 km2 Currency:1 rand = 100 cents Languages:Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu Religions:Black Christian churches, Dutch Reformed, Roman Catholic