PARIS, Dec 30 (AFP) - Hundreds of European tourists in Asian beach resorts were confirmed dead with thousands still missing or unaccounted for on Thursday at 2100 GMT, as the toll from the tsunami catastrophe neared 120,000.
This is the latest country-by-country breakdown:

Austria:
Twenty Austrians are confirmed to have died, according to Europe Assistance, while authorities in Vienna have said that up to 100 Austrians were missing and feared dead.
A total of 1,250 Austrians remain unaccounted for in the area.

Belgium:
Five Belgians including two babies have died in the disaster.
The number of Belgians officially reported missing in Thailand was down to 10, but the foreign ministry said it had been unable to locate 150 Belgians travelling independently in Thailand and another 70 in Sri Lanka.

Britain:
Twenty-eight Britons have been confirmed dead by the Foreign Office -- 22 in Thailand, and three each in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
British officials expected the toll to continue to rise, but have given no official estimate of the number of Britons still missing.
Up to 10,000 British tourists were believed to have been in the vast area of south Asia that was affected.

Croatia:
The three-year-old daughter of a Croatian-Dutch couple was killed in Thailand and five Croatians vacationing in the region were unaccounted for.

Czech Republic:
A total of 224 Czech citizens remain unaccounted for after the catastrophe, although officials say that only seven or eight are feared dead.

Denmark:
Seven Danish citizens have been confirmed dead, six of them in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka. Thirteen Danes listed as missing around the Thai island of Phuket are presumed dead.
A total of 419 people remain unaccounted for, and the foreign ministry has said it fears the number of victims will rise.

Finland:
Four Finnish nationals have died in the quakes, while 263 people remain unaccounted for.
Some 2,000 Finnish holidaymakers are believed to have been in the stricken areas, including 1,500 in Thailand.

France:
Twenty-two French nationals have been confirmed dead and a total of 560 people are still unaccounted for, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said.

Germany:
Thirty-three Germans have been confirmed dead and about 1,000 are still unaccounted for. Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has warned the German death toll would likely climb "well into the three-figure range".
At least 4,000 Germans were believed to have been on holiday in the region when the tsunami hit countries on the Indian Ocean.

Greece:
Ten Greeks are officially listed as missing.

Ireland:
Dozens of Irish people remained unaccounted for throughout the region, according to Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern.

Italy:
At least 14 Italians have been killed and about 700 are unaccounted for, according to Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini, who said he expected the death toll to rise.
Some 5,000 Italians had been vacationing in the region, while around another 3,500 Italians lived in the stricken areas.

The Netherlands:
At least five Dutch nationals have died in the tidal waves, four of them killed in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka, the foreign ministry said.
Thirteen Dutch nationals were reported missing in Thailand on Monday.

Norway:
Twenty-one Norwegians are confirmed to have died in the tsunamis.
Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik said on Thursday that many of the 462 Norwegians who remain missing four days after the disaster were probably dead.
The authorities are still trying to contact another 840 people who are believed to have been in south Asia at the time. Some 2,000 to 3,000 Norwegians were believed to have been holidaying in Thailand over Christmas.

Poland:
One Polish man has been confirmed killed and four others are considered probably dead, while 63 Poles remain missing across the quake-hit region.
Several hundred Poles are estimated to have been in the region at the time of Sunday's massive earthquake.

Portugal:
The Portuguese foreign ministry said that eight Portuguese were missing presumed dead, including a baby who was swept out of her mother's arms by a wave. Twenty-two people travelling in the region are still unaccounted for.

Russia:
A Russian woman and her six-year-old son were killed on the southern Thai island of Phuket, while 50 other Russians have been reported missing.

Spain:
Eleven Spaniards remained missing across the Asian region.
Authorities managed to track down two people earlier reported as missing, one in Indonesia and one in Thailand.

Sweden:
Forty-four Swedish nationals have been confirmed dead, while at least 1,000 Swedish tourists are officially missing in Thailand and as many as 4,500 are unaccounted for.
Between 20,000 and 30,000 Swedish tourists were believed to have been vacationing in the disaster-hit region.

Switzerland:
At least 12 Swiss nationals have been killed by the tidal waves, and the government is still without news of some 850 people who were in the region, including 380 in Thailand.
Some 2,200 Swiss were believed to have been holidaying in the region.

Turkey:
One Turkish national is presumed dead and 61 others remain unaccounted for.

12/30/2004 21:15 GMT - AFP