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Has no mosquitos
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Iceland
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Official language is Catalan
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Andorra
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Claims to be the world's oldest republic, founded in A.D. 301.
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San Marino
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Currency is the "Kroon", national animal is the wolf
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Estonia
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In 2004, this nation won the Euros (something England has yet to achieve)
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Greece
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Home to the world's first printed book, the Gutenberg Bible.
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Germany
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Famous for its casinos and Grand Prix
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Monaco
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Highest alcohol consumption rate
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Latvia
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Has the longest bridge in Europe, named for a famous explorer
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Portugal
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About 45% of modern English words are of this origin
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France
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With no snakes
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Ireland
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First European Country to Give Women the Right to Vote
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Finland
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Has more castles and chateaux per capita than any other country.
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Slovakia
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Their football team is called "La Squadra Azzura"
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Italy
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Has twice the population of its western neighbour
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Sweden
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Where (arguably) the greatest Premier League midfielder is from
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Belgium
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Home to the towns of Zermatt, Verbier and Grindelwald
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Switzerland
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Snoop Dog tried to rent this country for a music video
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Liechtenstein
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Home to Europe's tallest waterfall - the Krimml
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Austria
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Ranks third in Europe in cocaine use among young people
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Norway
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The official language is a Moselle-Franconian dialect spoken by around 200k people
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Luxembourg
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Birthplace of the legend Robert Lewandowski
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Poland
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Won the 2010 World Cup, as well as the 2008 & 2012 Euros
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Spain
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Technically, this country has been at war since 2014
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Ukraine
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World's largest consumer of beer per capita
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Czech Republic
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The Americans of Europe, known for singing "Its coming home" (it never does)
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United Kingdom
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Most successful footballing nation out the former Yugoslavian nations
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Croatia
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Where Franz Ferdinand was killed, the main catalyst for WW1
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The home of Freetown Christiania, an anarchist commune in the capital
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Denmark
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The world's biggest flower exporter. Names typically include "van"
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Netherlands
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Country name derives for the Latin term "Alba Ruthenia"
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Belarus
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Has a champions league winning team. Hagi is also from here
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Romania
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Established in 681, never changed its name
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Bulgaria
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Last country in Europe to adopt Christianity in 1387
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Lithuania
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Only 23% of this country's territory is in Europe
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Russia
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Has 8 players in the NBA, the second most in Europe
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Serbia
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Transnistria, a breakway state is in this country's territory
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Moldova
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Has qualified twice for the Euros, first in 2016 and now in 2024
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Albania
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Legally changed its name in 2019, following a long dispute with a neighbouring country
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North Macedonia
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Temporary domain name is .xk
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Kosovo
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Country's native name translates to "Black Mountain" in English
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Montenegro
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Lake Bled is in this country
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Slovenia
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Despite it being a dead language, there is an ATM with instructions in this language
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Vatican
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Third largest producer of grapes, following China and India
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Turkey
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https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1374763/europe-fun-and-strange-facts
Some problems with your UK, Turkey and Hungary entries/map items not working properly. The Vatican language thing could be reworded as well.
Is there an issue with the grape question? Wikipedia says it is France.