Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north.

Location: Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain.

Location: Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys.

Location: Eastern Europe, east of Poland.

Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. Crossroads of Western Europe.

Within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory).

Strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia.

Controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits; most Adriatic Sea islands lie off the coast of Croatia - some 1,200 islands, islets, ridges, and rocks.

The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia).

Strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe.

Controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas.

The mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands.

Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia.

Largest West European nation.

Strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea.

Strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands.

Dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe.

Landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state.

Strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin.

Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom.

Strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe.

Strategic location dominating central Mediterranean as well as southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe.

Location: Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia.

Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania.

Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland; one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia.

Location: Western Europe, between France and Germany; the only Grand Duchy in the world.

Southeastern Europe, north of Greece; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe.

Location: Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy).

Location: Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania.

Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy.

Strategic location along the Adriatic coast.

Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany.

Strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of the most rugged and longest coastlines in the world.

Location: Central Europe, east of Germany; historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain.

Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain.

Controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine.

Location: Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy. Smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines.

Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary; controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East.

Central Europe, south of Poland; most of the country is rugged and mountainous.

Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia; despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country controls some of Europe's major transit routes.

Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France.

Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway.

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway.

Crossroads of northern and southern Europe; along with southeastern France, northern Italy, and southwestern Austria, has the highest elevations in the Alps.

Strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second-largest country in Europe.

Location: Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France.

Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east.