| European country that has... | Country | Further information |
| a semitic national language | |
| been first to give females the right to vote | |
| almost no Christian population | |
| about a third less popluation today than it had in 1840 | |
| been the first Soviet republic to declare indpendence | |
| the fastest shrinking population in the world (2009) | |
| the largest number of dependent territories | |
| the only 'absolute monarchy' in Europe | |
| a monetary union with Switzerland | |
| been the first former Yugoslav country to join the EU | |
| only ~10 mio people but is origin of a world language | |
| the highest per capita income | |