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The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
Examples include the Welsh language in Wales in the United Kingdom, and parts of Italy and Spain. There is a slow trend to return to the local name, which has been going on for a long time. [ citation needed ] In English Livorno is now used, the old English form of Leghorn having become antiquated at least a century ago.
Many cities in Europe have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Below are listed the known different names for cities that are geographically or historically and culturally in Europe, as well as some smaller towns that are important because of their location or history.
French is also the second most geographically widespread language in the world after English, with about 60 countries and territories having it as a de jure or de facto official, administrative, or cultural language. [1] The following is a list of sovereign states and territories where French is an official or de facto language.
In other cases where a regional language is officially recognised, that form of the name may be used in the region, but not nationally. Examples include the Welsh language in Wales in the United Kingdom, and other languages in parts of Italy and Spain. There is a slow trend to return to the local name, which has been going on for a long time.
Maltese is a Semitic language that is the official language of Malta, descended from Siculo-Arabic, but written in the Latin script with heavy Latin and Italian influences. The Basque language is spoken in the Basque Country, a region in northern Spain and southwestern France.
Below is the list of the countries and territories bordering the Mediterranean, listed clockwise from Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula: Southern European coast, from west to east Spain [4] Gibraltar [4] (British Overseas Territory) France [4] Monaco [4] Italy [4] Malta [4] Slovenia [4] Croatia [4] Bosnia and Herzegovina [4]
List of European rivers with alternative names; List of Latin place names in Continental Europe; List of European rivers with alternative names; List of traditional Greek place names; Names of Belarusian places in other languages; Names of European cities in different languages; Names of Lithuanian places in other languages