Western Europe today -- The UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- Ireland -- THE FRENCH REPUBLIC: France -- Monaco -- THE BENELUX COUNTRIES: The Netherlands -- Belgium -- Luxembourg -- THE ALPINE DEMOCRACIES: Switzerland -- Liechtenstein -- THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN: Greece -- Cyprus -- THE ITALIAN PENINSULA: Italy -- San Merino -- Vatican city -- The Sovreign Military Order of Malta -- Malta -- THE IBERIAN PENINSULA: Spain -- Portugal -- Andorra.