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Europe
Languages of Eu- rope: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Span- ish, Portuguese, Nordic Languag-
es, East European languages.Largest Lakes: Lake Lagoda is the largest lake en- tirely in Europe with a surface area of 17,700 km2, the lake is located northeast of St Petersburg, Russia, Lake Onega located northeast of Lake Lagoda in Eu- ropean Russia has a surface area of 9,700 km2. Lake Vänern
in Sweden and Lake Saimaa in Finland. Lake Balaton in Hungary is the larg- est lake in Central Europe with a sur- face area of 592 km2.
Incredibly diverse, vast, and un- matched, you can journey from one incredible coun-
try to the next, and wander a landscape free from borders. Feel the white sands of Grecian beaches between your toes or head to the largest country in the world and soak up the co- lourful buzz of Mos- cow's Red Square.
Longest Rivers:
1. Volga (3,690 km (2,293 miles), the Volga River flows through central Rus- sia and into the Cas- pian Sea.
2. Danube 2,850 km (1,770 miles), longest river in the European Union region flows through 10 countries.
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