Dominating Central Europe, Germany is the largest and most populous country in the region.
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The largest country in the world, Russia covers a vast swathe of the world’s inhabitable land and stretches from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe all the way to North Asia.
China is the world’s second-largest country and home to a plethora of different natural environments to explore.
Bordered by the Alps in the north, Italy is renowned around the world for its stunning scenery, which consists of picturesque countryside, beautiful coastline, and the idyllic islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
While most of Portugal’s territory covers the western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it also includes the two wild and remote archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores that lie in the Atlantic Ocean.
Located in the Pacific Ocean just off the eastern coast of mainland Asia, Japan is remarkably made up of almost 7,000 islands.
Located in Central Europe, Austria is completely landlocked and the vast majority of the German-speaking country is covered by the Alps.
Home to a very diverse range of different landscapes and climates, Switzerland is renowned around the world for its beautiful mountain scenery and the 4,478m high Matterhorn is undoubtedly its most famous peak.
Although Norway is primarily known for the breathtaking fjords that scar its long Atlantic coastline, the country actually boasts much more amazing scenery and it is remarkably one of the most mountainous in Europe.
An expensive city to visit, one of the best things about London is that so many of its world-famous museums are free to the public.