European cities and countries

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Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007.

Plovdiv claims to be the oldest continually inhabited European city, with more than 6,000 years of history. It is also the second-largest city in Bulgaria.

The Federal Republic of Germany consists of 16 states (Bundesländer). The largest of the states is Bavaria (Bayern), the richest is Baden-Württemberg, and the most populous is North Rhine–Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen).

The flag of the Czech Republic consists of two equally broad stripes, where the lower one is red and the upper one is white. Between the stripes in the left part of the flag, there is a blue wedge. There is an important symbolic meaning behind the colours of the Czech flag. The white colour stands for the people of the Czech Republic and their peaceful nature and honesty. Red colour means courage, valour and patriotism of the nation. The blue symbolises vigilance, truth, loyalty and perseverance.

The UK was a member of the European Union for 47 years — from 1 January 1973 to 31 January 2020.

Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.

Romansh is one of the four official languages in Switzerland.