Switzerland doesn't have a prime minister, the function rotates between members of the government.

The Royal family of Liechtenstein only started living there from 1938.

Belgium has separate political parties for the Walloon and French part of the country, Walloons cannot vote for Flemish parties and vice versa.

The Dutch-Belgian-Luxembourg Union (Benelux) has its own parliament and court. It predates the EEC and EU, both the treaty of Rome and the EU constitution contain clauses that they cannot hinder Benelux integration.

A branch of the German Order still exists in the Netherlands and uses their original headquarters building from 1348.

Maltese is the only Arab-derived language in the EU and uses the word "Allah" for the Christian God, for example.

Sweden is the EU country with the most guns owned per resident.

The Dutch National anthem is the oldest anthem in the world.

The Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg share the same Anthem.

Finland is still bouncing back from being pressed down by ice packs during the ice age. The country is growing about seven square kilometers yearly as land emerges from the sea.

Poland has a desert which was used during world war 2 by the Germans to train the Africa Corps.

The British Channel Islands are not part of the European Union and residents do not have a right to vote in elections for the European Parliament.

The Netherlands and Belgium have the largest ports of Europe (Rotterdam and Antwerp). Amsterdam ranks 4th of Europe.

The Netherlands was attacked by France, England and two German countries at once in 1672, but survived without loosing any territory in the end, forcing the English to sue for peace after a raid on English territory.

The Dutch Marines are the only existent military unit with a battle honor won fighting the British in English soil.

The Spanish have a Foreign Legion.