Vatican City 2004
Recent history of Vatican City began with Pope John Paul II, who was elected in 1978. He was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, […]
Europe
United Kingdom 2004
Yearbook 2004 UK. The war on Iraq continued to create domestic political tensions. In January, Judge Lord Hutton presented his report on the so-called Kelly […]
Ukraine 2004
Ukraine is a country located in Eastern Europe with a population of over 44 million people. It is bordered by Russia to the east, Belarus […]
Switzerland 2004
Yearbook 2004 Switzerland. The total population in Switzerland is 8,654,633 people in 2020. The Swiss stopped a referendum in September in a proposal to make […]
Sweden Forest and Mineral Industry
Forest industry The forest industry has been one of Sweden’s most important basic industries for more than a hundred years, and it usually accounts for […]
Spain 2004
Spain is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is bordered by France, Andorra, Portugal, and the Bay of Biscay. Spain […]
Slovenia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Slovenia. The total population in Slovenia is 2,078,949 people in 2020. Slovenia became the first former Yugoslav Republic member of both NATO and […]
Slovakia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Slovakia. At the beginning of the year, the South Korean giant Hyundai decided to build a new car factory in Slovakia at a […]
Serbia 2004
1990 Serbian nationalism explodes The total population in Serbia is 8,737,382 people in 2020. The federal government blamed nationalist and extremist separatist forces for being […]
San Marino 2004
Yearbook 2004 San Marino. The total population in San Marino is 33,942 people in 2020. Growth in San Marino’s economy was found in a report […]
Russia 2004
Russia is the largest country in the world, covering nearly twice the total land area of the United States. It spans 11 time zones and […]
Romania 2004
Yearbook 2004 Romania. The total population in Romania is 19,237,702 people in 2020. Romania reached one of its most important foreign policy goals when it […]
Portugal 2004
Yearbook 2004 Portugal. The total population in Portugal is 10,196,720 people in 2020. Portuguese Prime Minister José Manuel Barroso resigned in July after being elected […]
Poland 2004
Poland is a country located in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus […]
Norway 2004
Norway is a Scandinavian country located in Northern Europe, bordered by Sweden, Finland, and Russia. It is known for its breathtaking fjords, mountains, and glaciers. […]
Northern Macedonia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Northern Macedonia (until 2019 Macedonia). The total population in North Macedonia is 2,083,385 people in 2020. President Boris Trajkovski was killed in a […]
Netherlands 2004
Yearbook 2004 Netherlands. Immigration and integration were the dominant elements of the domestic policy debate during the year. At the beginning of the year, the […]
Montenegro 2004
Montenegro is a Southern European state, in the north-western sector of the Balkan peninsula; it borders Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania and overlooks […]
Monaco 2004
Yearbook 2004 Monaco. The total population in Monaco is 39,253 people in 2020. Monaco, known for his low crime, was subjected to his first blast […]
Moldova 2004
Yearbook 2004 Moldova. The total population in Moldova is 4,033,974 people in 2020. Talks on the interrupted peace process between Moldova and the breakaway republic […]
Malta 2004
Yearbook 2004 Malta. On his 70th birthday in February, Malta’s Prime Minister Eddie Fenech announced Adami was leaving. He also left the post of leader […]
Luxembourg 2004
Yearbook 2004 Luxembourg. The total population in Luxembourg is 625,989 people in 2020. The largest government party, the Christian Democratic CSV (Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei), further strengthened […]
Lithuania 2004
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus […]
Liechtenstein 2004
Yearbook 2004 Liechtenstein. In August, Prince Hans Adam handed over the daily government responsibility to his son Alois. The prince retained the post of head […]
Latvia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Latvia. The total population in Latvia is 1,886,209 people in 2020. The longstanding contradictions within the government coalition turned into an open crisis […]
Kosovo 2004
Yearbook 2004 Kosovo. The total population in Kosovo is 1.8 million people in 2020. Kosovo was shaken in March by the worst outbreak of violence […]
Italy 2004
Yearbook 2004 Italy. The total population in Italy is 60,461,837 people in 2020. The ruling four-party coalition in Italy was drawn during the year with […]
Ireland 2004
Yearbook 2004 Ireland. In March, Ireland was the first country in Europe to ban smoking in all workplaces. This meant that smoking was no longer […]
Iceland 2004
Yearbook 2004 Iceland. The total population in Iceland is 341,254 people in 2020. Iceland was thrown into a constitutional crisis in the spring, after President […]
Hungary 2004
Hungary is a landlocked country located in Central Europe. It is bordered by seven countries: Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Austria and Slovenia. The capital […]
Greece 2004
Yearbook 2004 Greece. The total population in Greece is 10,423,065 people in 2020. Kostas Karamanlis, leader of the ND Conservative Party (Nea Dimocratia, New Democracy), […]
Germany 2004
Germany is a country located in Central Europe. It is bordered by nine other countries and has a population of over 82 million people. Germany […]
France 2004
France is a country located in Western Europe. It has a population of over 66 million people and is the world’s 20th largest country by […]
Finland 2004
Yearbook 2004 Finland. At the beginning of the year, a debate was held on Finland’s role in the Second World War. Historians proposed a commission […]
Faroe Islands 2004
Yearbook 2004 Faroe Islands. The total population in Faeroe Islands is 48,874 people in 2020. After the Self-Government government split up before the New Year, […]
Estonia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Estonia. The total population in Estonia is 1,326,546 people in 2020. Estonia’s relationship with Russia deteriorated during the year. In March, two Russian […]
Denmark 2004
Denmark is a small Scandinavian country located in Northern Europe. It is bordered by the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and Germany. Denmark has a […]
Czech Republic 2004
Yearbook 2004 Czech Republic. The total population in Czech Republic is 10,708,992 people in 2020. The Czech Republic, already admitted as a NATO member, achieved […]
Cyprus 2004
Yearbook 2004 Cyprus. The total population in Cyprus is 1,207,370 people in 2020. Cyprus, with the exception of the self-proclaimed Turkish-supported republic in the northern […]
Croatia 2004
Croatia is a country located in Central and Southeastern Europe, bordering Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, […]