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| The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the Kingdom of England and this country | |
| William III of England, often known as William of Orange, was born in this modern day country | |
| This country is credited as the birthplace of the Renaissance | |
| In 2004, a peaceful and democratic change of leadership, dubbed the Orange Revolution, occurred in this country | |
| This walled microstate was established in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty | |
| The fathers of philosophy Plato, Socrates and Aristotle were born in this country | |
| The Treaty of Paris in 1815 established this country as a neutral state | |
| The first naval voyage from Europe to India was sponsored by this country | |
| This country achieved independence on January 1st 1993 when it split from the Czech Republic | |
| In 2008, this country became the most recent former-Yugoslav state to declare independence | |
| The United States purchased the US Virgin Islands from this country in 1916 | |
| The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and this country | |
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| In 1956, this country came to international attention when Grace Kelly married its monarch | |
| Catholic missionary Mother Teresa was born in the capital of this modern day country | |
| A war for independence in this country, in 1992, sparked conflict between its three main ethnic groups | |
| Marie Antoinette was born and raised in this modern day country before becoming the Queen of France | |
| This former-Soviet country has been ruled by Alexander Lukashenko since 1994 | |
| In 1989, the Solidarity trade union movement led to semi-free elections, eventually leading to the fall of communism, in this country | |
| This country is home to the UNESCO-recognised Megalithic Temples, some of the world's oldest freestanding structures, dating back to 3000 BC | |
| The capital of this country was also capital of Yugoslavia before its collapse | |
| This country became the first former-Soviet country to join the Eurozone in 2011 | |
| This country was ruled by Nicolae Ceauşescu from 1967 until 1989 when he was overthrown and executed on charges of genocide | |
| The historic region of Anatolia consisted of territory primarily located in this modern day country | |
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Countries of the Dutch Empire
Borders of Germany (1871-)
Borders of Russia (1861-)
