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Last updated: Jan 2023
TL;DR: Schengen countries are countries which have agreed to abolish internal borders. This means that people can travel from one Schengen country to another without a passport check. Here are ample ideas of things you can/should do when you’re visiting these countries!
The following 26 countries are the Schengen countries. Schengen countries are countries which have agreed to abolish internal borders and people can travel from one Schengen country to another without a passport check! The Schengen countries are not to be confused with the EU countries, although many EU countries are also Schengen countries. Do you perhaps have one or more of the recommended todos in your bucket list? The following countries definitely have a lot to offer.
Capital: Vienna
Population: 8.9 million
Official language: German
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Capital: Brussels
Population: 11.58 million
Official language: Dutch, French, German
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Capital: Prague
Population: 10.7 million
Official language: Czech
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Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5.8 million
Official language: Danish
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Capital: Tallinn
Population: 1.3 million
Official language: Estonian
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Capital: Helsinki
Population: 5.6 million
Official language: Finnish, Swedish
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Capital: Paris
Population: 66 million
Official language: French
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Capital: Berlin
Population: 84.3 million
Official language: German
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Capital: Athens
Population: 11 million
Official language: Greek
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Capital: Budapest
Population: 10 million
Official language: Hungarian
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Capital: Reykjavík
Population: 376,248
Official language: Icelandic
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Capital: Rome
Population: 61 million
Official language: Italian
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Capital: Riga
Population: 1.9 million
Official language: Latvian
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Capital: Vaduz
Population: 39,327
Official language: German
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Capital: Vilnius
Population: 2.8 million
Official language: Lithuanian
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Capital: Luxembourg City
Population: 652,072
Official language: French, Luxembourgish, German
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Capital: Valletta
Population: 533,286
Official language: Maltese, Maltese Sign Language, English
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Capital: Amsterdam
Population: 17.5 million
Official language: Dutch
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Capital: Oslo
Population: 5.4 million
Official language: Norwegian
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Capital: Warsaw
Population: 40 million
Official language: Polish
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Capital: Lisbon
Population: 10.3 million
Official language: Portuguese
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Capital: Bratislava
Population: 5.6 million
Official language: Slovak
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Capital: Ljubljana
Population: 2.07 million
Official language: Slovene
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Capital: Madrid
Population: 46.7 million
Official language: Spanish
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Capital: Stockholm
Population: 10.5 million
Official language: Swedish
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Capital: Bern
Population: 8.7 million
Official language: German, French, Italian, Romansh
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Do share with us your favourite Schengen countries as well as tips to fully appreciate the experience.