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SWITZERLAND
DENMARK
GIBRALTAR
GEORGIA
SWITZERLAND is one of only two countries in the world to have a square flag – the other is the Vatican.
UEFA’S headquarters is located in Switzerland. It is situated in Nyon, around 255km from the capital Zurich.
The country has the second highest life expectancy in the world after Iceland. The World Health Organisation says the average life expectancy is 85.1. PEOPLE in Denmark are among the most content in the world.
According to the World Happiness Report, they are the third happiest globally – behind those in Finland and Norwegians.
It rains or snows every second day in Denmark on average.
The Danish flag is the oldest national one in the world, according to the Guinness
Book of World Records. It was adopted in 1625. GIBRALTAR measures just 6.8km in size and has the fifth highest density of any country in the world with a population of more than 34,000.
In 2013, the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted as a full UEFA member and in 2016 accepted as a full FIFA member.
The Rock of Gibraltar was formed approximately 200 million years ago and is composed of Jurassic Limestone. GEORGIANS don’t call their country Georgia. They call it Sakartvelo, with the name derived from the region of Kartli, which was historically the core of the country.
It is home to the highest mountain in Europe – Mount Elbrus – which peaks at 18,510ft.
The country is one of the world’s oldest wine regions as it has been producing the drink for more than 8,000 years.