1. Click on the country's flag above to read about its economy and view its location on the map on the right.

2. Click on buttons in this box's top-right corner to zoom to places mentioned in the text. Click once for a general view and twice for a more detailed look.

3. Drag the yellow man icon, when visible, on top of the map at right to see a street-level view.

The red circles on the map show the relative size of a country's debt compared to its GDP.

Now in its sixth year of recession, Greece is in dire straits. Its economy shrank by five percent in the first quarter of 2013, and about 27 percent are unemployed - the highest rate in the eurozone. Greece's debt load is tremendous: almost 153 percent of GDP as of mid-2012. Austerity measures have been met with sustained protests and a political realignment: the share of Greeks supporting the two major parties has plummeted and Golden Dawn, a far-right party that uses Nazi imagery, is now the third-most-popular party.

Click on the button above to visit the shipyards in Perama, where 40 percent are jobless and more than 90 per cent of those in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry are out of work.

Austerity in the eurozone's third-largest economy has reduced Italy's budget deficit. But growth is not forthcoming: the country has been in recession for seven consecutive quarters now.

The downturn has spurred the rise of a new populist party - the Five Star Movement - led by comedian Beppe Grillo. The party surprised the political establishment by winning almost a quarter of the vote in February 2013 elections.

Ireland's economic implosion, mainly the result of a collapsing real estate bubble, has forced the country to accept a financial bailout from the EU and IMF. About 14 percent of its population is unemployed, and its debt load is among the highest in Europe at 117 percent of GDP.

One can still see "ghost estates" - such as Castlemoyne, in North Dublin - across the Irish landscape. Click on the button above to see the foundations of unfinished houses.

Portugal has been especially hard-hit by the eurozone crisis, and in 2011 agreed to a $96bn bailout package from the EU and IMF. Nevertheless, the country's debt has continued to rise and now stands at about 120 percent of GDP.

In May, the Portuguese government was able to issue its first 10-year bonds since the 2011 bailout. But the Portuguese people continue to suffer, with almost one in five jobless and a rising number of families dependent on food banks.

Belgium has escaped the eurozone crisis unlike many of its neighbours, and was one of only two eurozone countries to see economic growth in the first three months of 2013.

Nevertheless, poverty and bankruptcies are increasingly, and the country has attempted to reduce its debt levels by reforming workers' pension packages. Recession has crimped consumer spending in much of Europe, causing US automaker Ford to shut down its factory in the city of Genk in eastern Belgium.

France's economy shrank - albeit by just 0.2 percent - in the first quarter of 2013, marking France's first recession since 2009. Unemployment is now above 10 percent, and expected to rise to 12 percent this year.

Recently, France's Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici announced an "end to austerity", and President Francois Hollande said he plans to introduce new measures to grow France's economy. But the French are sceptical, with only about a quarter saying they approve of the socialist leader's job performance.

Germany is the biggest economy in the eurozone, and among the staunchest proponents of austerity as a cure for the region's fiscal woes.

Its membership in the eurozone - a weaker currency than the Deutsche mark, Germany's previous currency - has boosted the country's exports and kept unemployment rates low.

One particularly vibrant sector of the German economy is its renewable energy sector (visit a wind park using the button above). A recent study predicted that as many as 600,000 Germans will work in the sector by 2030.

Austria's economy is in fairly healthy shape - its people are wealthy, and the unemployment rate is below five percent, among the lowest in the eurozone.

Nevertheless, the government has made attempts to rein in spending, announcing in 2012 that it plans on closing tax loopholes, lowering pensions, raising taxes, and implementing hiring freezes.

The eurozone crisis has barely affected unemployment rates in Austria, as can be seen below:

Unemployment rate in Austria