Portugal - The Wide Worlds Snaps

Portuguese RepublicPresident: Aníbal Cavaco Silva (2006)Prime Minister: Pedro Passos Coelho (2011)Land area: 35,382 sq mi (91,639 sq km);total area: 35,672 sq mi (92,391 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 10,813,834 (growth rate: 0.12%); birth rate: 9.42/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.48/1000; life expectancy: 79.01Capital and largest city (2011 est.) Lisbon, 2.843 millionOther large city: Porto, 1.367 million (2011)Monetary unit: Euro (formerly escudo)An...

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Montenegro - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Filip Vujanovic (2003)Prime Minister: Milo Djukanovic (2012)Land area: 5,333 sq mi (13,812 sq km); total area: 5,415 sq mi (14,026 sq km)Population (2012 est.): 657,394 (growth rate: –0.633%); birth rate: 10.89/1000; death rate: 9.03/1000.Capital (2009 est.): Podgorica, 144,000Monetary unit: EuroNational name: Republike Crne GoreCurrent government officialsLanguages: Serbian 63.6%, Montenegrin (official) 22%, Bosnian 5.5%, Albanian 5.3%,...

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Malta - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (2014) Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat (2013) Total area: 124 sq mi (321 sq km) Population (2014 est.): 412,655 (growth rate: 0.33%); birth rate: 10.24/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.59/1000; life expectancy: 80.11 Capital (2011 est.): Valletta, 198,000 Monetary unit: EuroThe strategic importance of Malta was recognized by the Phoenicians, who occupied it, as did, in turn, the Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans....

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Macedonia - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Gjorge Ivanov (2009)Prime Minister: Nikola Gruevski (2006) Land area: 9,928 sq mi (25,173 sq km); total area: 9,781 sq mi (25,333 sq km) Population (2014 est.): 2,091,719 (growth rate: 0.21%); birth rate: 11.64/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.9/1000; life expectancy: 75.8 Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Skopje, 499,000 Monetary unit: Denar National Name: Republika Makedonija Current government officialsLanguages: Macedonian (official)...

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Italy - The Wide Worlds Snaps

President: Giorgio Napolitano (2006)Prime Minister: Matteo Renzi (2014)Land area: 113,521 sq mi (294,019 sq km); total area: 116,305 sq mi (301,230 sq km)Population (2014 est.): 61,680,122 (growth rate: 0.3%); birth rate: 8.84/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.31/1000; life expectancy: 82.03Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Rome, 3.298 millionOther large cities: Milan 2.909 million; Naples 2.373 million; Turin 1.613 million; Palermo 915,000; Bergamo...

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