Europe
The byword for diversity that, despite the divisions and fissures between nations, symbolises a continent defined by a mutual cultural heritage stretching back over countless millennia.
England
Capital: London
Currency: Pound
Language: English
Throbbing: Gristle
Writer: M R James
Italy
Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro
Language: Italian
Prince: Machiavelli*
Tower: Pisa
*He wrote The Prince rather than actually being one. This we do know
The Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Currency: Euro
Language: Dutch
Tiptoe: Tulips
Water: Zuiderzee
Capital: Lisbon
Currency: Euro
Eusebio: Mozambique
Gala: Drop
Language: Portuguese
*Cigarette brand from Malawi – nothing to do with Portugal
Spain
Capital: Madrid
Currency: Euros
Language(s): Asturiano; Aragonese; Aranese; Basque; Catalan; Galician; Spanish
Quixote: Don
Zubizarreta: Andoni