I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from.

- Eddie Izzard

 

The 50 countries who host both the largest and smallest nations in the world.

  • Austria

    I really feel great in Austria, I love my home and Vienna is just the best place to be.

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.

  • Bulgaria

    Bulgaria is a fascinating, beautiful, difficult country, and I fell in love with it.

  • Croatia

    Croatia has been glorious - it's so beautiful, and I want to go back as often as I can.

  • Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic are coming from behind in more than one way now.

  • Denmark

    Denmark is like a secret little place with its own special language.

  • Estonia

    Creating a new country from scratch has given Estonia the license to imagine what a country could be.

  • France

    I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.

  • Finland

    My favourite country is Finland because once you get to a certain point, you can drive for hours without seeing a single person.

  • Germany

    Germany has become a country that many people abroad associate with hope.

  • Greece

    In many ways we are all sons and daughters of ancient Greece

  • Hungary

    In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance.

  • Iceland

    I would like to go to Iceland to see the northern lights.

  • Ireland

    We may have bad weather in Ireland, but the sun shines in the hearts of the people and that keeps us all warm.

  • Italy

    You may have the universe if I may have Italy.

  • Ladonia

    People love Ladonia because it is a system of government that they chose; it's not an accident of birth. We share a vision for the world that we want to build together.

  • Latvia

    Latvia!

  • Liechtenstein

    Why is America the last best hope of Earth? What if it's Liechtenstein? Or, worse, Canada?

  • Lithuania

    And finally, the bald man joined in, singing out the national anthem. ‘Lithuania, land of heroes…’

  • Portugal

    I’ve got two places I like to be. Portugal is one

  • Malta

    Malta is the only country in the world where the local delicacy is the bread.

  • Monaco

    I have found serenity at Monaco.

  • Netherlands

    The whole territory of the Netherlands was girt with forests.

  • Norway

    I want to travel. Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes.

  • Romania

    I can go on forever, Romania is so beautiful!

  • Russia

    Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

  • Serbia

    Serbia is open for business.

  • Slovakia

    I don't think falling in love in Slovakia is much different from falling in love in Tunbridge Wells.

  • Spain

    Barcelona is a great city and Spain is a great country to live in.

  • Sweden

    There’s something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden.

  • Switzerland

    It's tough to find a place not to like in Switzerland.

  • Ukraine

    I promise everyone who comes to Ukraine can see a beautiful country.

  • United Kingdom

    The four home nations that make up our United Kingdom are bound together by historic links. We have, and always will be, better together.

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