Europe Fact Sheet

Database: World's Busiest Airports

Record Name Year City Country Region State Province Source Airport Passenger Traffic Rank
LONDON, UK (LHR) Airport Traffic 2006 London United Kingdom Europe Airport Council International LONDON, UK (LHR) 67 530 197 3
PARIS, FR (CDG) Airport Traffic 2006 Paris France Europe Airport Council International PARIS, FR (CDG) 56 849 567 7
FRANKFURT, DE (FRA) Airport Traffic 2006 Frankfurt Germany Europe Airport Council International FRANKFURT, DE (FRA) 52 810 683 8
AMSTERDAM, NE (AMS) Airport Traffic 2006 Amsterdam Netherlands Europe Airport Council International AMSTERDAM, NE (AMS) 46 065 719 12
MADRID, ES (MAD) Airport Traffic 2006 Madrid Spain Europe Airport Council International MADRID, ES (MAD) 45 501 168 13
LONDON, UK (LGW) Airport Traffic 2006 London United Kingdom Europe Airport Council International LONDON, UK (LGW) 34 172 492 25
MUNICH, DE (MUC) Airport Traffic 2006 Munich Germany Europe Airport Council International MUNICH, DE (MUC) 30 757 978 30

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
European Union Life Expectancy European Union World Fact Book 78.70 36

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
European Union Oil Production European Union 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 3,424,000

Database: World's Largest Shopping Malls

Record Name Year Opened City Country Region State Leasable Area (Square Feet) Total Area (Square Feet) Stores
Cevahir Istanbul 2005 Istanbul Turkey Europe 3.8 million 4.5 million 280
MetroCentre 1986 Gateshead United Kingdom Europe 300+

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in European Union European Union 2006 3,393 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for European Union European Union 8.50 2006 est. Wikipedia

Database: World Time Zone List

Record Name Region Abbreviation Long Name Time Zone
British Summer Time (BST) Europe BST British Summer Time UTC + 1 hour
Central European Daylight Time (CEDT) Europe CEDT Central European Daylight Time UTC + 2 hours
Central European Summer Time (CEST) Europe CEST Central European Summer Time UTC + 2 hours
Central European Time (CET) Europe CET Central European Time UTC + 1 hour
Eastern European Daylight Time (EEDT) Europe EEDT Eastern European Daylight Time UTC + 3 hours
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) Europe EEST Eastern European Summer Time UTC + 3 hours
Eastern European Time (EET) Europe EET Eastern European Time UTC + 2 hours
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Europe GMT Greenwich Mean Time UTC
Irish Summer Time (IST) Europe IST Irish Summer Time UTC + 1 hour
Mitteleuroäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) Europe MESZ Mitteleuroäische Sommerzeit UTC + 2 hours
Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) Europe MEZ Mitteleuropäische Zeit UTC + 1 hour
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Europe UTC Coordinated Universal Time UTC
Western European Daylight Time (WEDT) Europe WEDT Western European Daylight Time UTC + 1 hour
Western European Summer Time (WEST) Europe WEST Western European Summer Time UTC + 1 hour
Western European Time (WET) Europe WET Western European Time UTC

Database: Scientific Latin Names for Animals

Record Name Animal Type Scientific Latin Name
European Adder Adder European Adder Vipera berus
European Bison Bison European Bison Bison bonasus

Database: World's Largest Islands

Record Name Country Region Province Area in Square Miles Area in Square Kilometers
Greenland Europe 823,000 2,131,000
Great Britain United Kingdom Europe 83,698 216,777
Iceland Iceland Europe 39,700 103,000
Ireland Ireland Europe 33,000 84,000

Database: List of aircraft engine manufacturers

Record Name Industry Country Manufacturer Source
MTR (MTU/Turbomèca/Rolls (Royce) (European) ) Aviation Royce) (European) MTR (MTU/Turbomèca/Rolls Wikipedia

Database: World's Largest Newspapers by Circulation

Record Name Country Language Region Source Newspaper Rank Circulation (thousands)
Bild Newspaper Circulation Germany German Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Bild 6 3,867
The Sun Newspaper Circulation United Kingdom English Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 The Sun 11 2,419
Daily Mail Newspaper Circulation United Kingdom English Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Daily Mail 15 2,093
The Mirror Newspaper Circulation United Kingdom English Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 The Mirror 26 1,597
Kronen Zeitung Newspaper Circulation Austria German Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Kronen Zeitung 45 1,009
WAZ Mediengruppe Newspaper Circulation Germany German Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 WAZ Mediengruppe 46 1,001
Ouest France Newspaper Circulation France FRENCH Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Ouest France 67 783
De Telegraaf Newspaper Circulation The Netherlands Dutch Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 De Telegraaf 71 753
Daily Express Newspaper Circulation United Kingdom English Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Daily Express 78 720
Daily Star Newspaper Circulation UK English Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Daily Star 81 705
Corriere della Sera Newspaper Circulation Italy Italian Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Corriere della Sera 84 677
Zeitungsgruppe Koln Newspaper Circulation Germany German Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 Zeitungsgruppe Koln 89 628
La Repubblica Newspaper Circulation Italy Italian Europe World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 La Repubblica 91 622

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for [Other European countries] [Other European countries] Approved secondary and tertiary qualifications

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
Andorra Andorra uses European Euro
European Union (-1998) European Union (-1998) ecu European Currency Unit
European Union (1999-) euro European Union (1999-) euro 100 cents EUR 978

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