Europe

Extracted Attributes

• Area

  Approximately 10.18 million square kilometers (3,933,000 sq mi)

• Location

  Northern Hemisphere, mostly Eastern Hemisphere

• Borders (East)

  Asia

• Borders (West)

  Atlantic Ocean

• Cultural Roots

  Western civilization, ancient Greece, ancient Rome

• Borders (North)

  Arctic Ocean

• Borders (South)

  Mediterranean Sea

• EU Economy Size

  Second-largest globally by nominal GDP

• Climate Influence

  Warm Atlantic currents (e.g., Gulf Stream)

• Population (2021)

  Approximately 745 million (Wikidata: 744,094,971)

• Boundary with Asia

  Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Greater Caucasus, Black Sea, Turkish straits

• Most Populous State

  Russia

• Largest State by Area

  Russia

• Continent Size Ranking

  Second-smallest (using seven-continent model)

• Geographic Coordinates

  Point(9.14062 48.690959)

• Number of Sovereign States

  About fifty

• Percentage of Earth's Surface

  2%

• Percentage of Earth's Land Area

  6.8%

• Percentage of World Population (2021)

  About 10%

Timeline

• The Fall of the Western Roman Empire marks the end of ancient history and the beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe. (Source: Summary)

  0476-XX-XX

• Christian consolidation of Europe begins in the wake of the Migration Period, marking the post-classical Middle Ages. (Source: Summary)

  0476-XX-XX

• The Renaissance, originating in Italy, begins to spread across Western Europe, fostering distinct national expressions and contributing to the transition to the modern era through a renewed emphasis on art and science. (Source: Summary)

  1300-XX-XX

• Since the Age of Discovery, European powers play a predominant role in global affairs, colonizing vast territories in the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and Asia. (Source: Summary)

  1500-XX-XX

• The Age of Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars begin to culturally, politically, and economically shape the continent. (Source: Summary)

  1688-XX-XX

• The Industrial Revolution begins in Great Britain, leading to radical economic, cultural, and social change across Western Europe and eventually the wider world. (Source: Summary)

  1760-XX-XX

• Both World Wars largely take place in Europe, contributing to a decline in Western European dominance by the mid-20th century as the United States and the Soviet Union rise to prominence. (Source: Summary)

  1914-XX-XX

• The Council of Europe is founded, advancing European integration. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1948-XX-XX

• The Cold War begins, dividing Europe along the Iron Curtain, with NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East. (Source: Summary)

  1947-XX-XX

• The Revolutions of 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall end the Cold War division of Europe. (Source: Summary)

  1989-XX-XX

• The dissolution of the Soviet Union allows European integration to advance significantly, with the European Union (EU) expanding eastward. (Source: Summary)

  1991-XX-XX

• Europe's total population is approximately 745 million, representing about 10% of the world's population. (Source: Summary)

  2021-XX-XX

• Vice President JD Vance champions the Trump Administration's AI policy during speeches in France and Germany, contrasting it with Europe's 'over-cautious safetyism' in AI. (Source: Document 22dab057-592f-448e-b8dc-60e6580fc4b9)

  2023-XX-XX

Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the Turkish straits. Europe covers approx. 10,186,000 square kilometres (3,933,000 sq mi), or 2% of Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it the second-smallest continent (using the seven-continent model). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states, of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. Europe had a total population of about 745 million (about 10% of the world population) in 2021; the third-largest after Asia and Africa. The European climate is affected by warm Atlantic currents, such as the Gulf Stream, which produce a temperate climate, tempering winters and summers, on much of the continent. Further from the sea, seasonal differences are more noticeable producing more continental climates. The culture of Europe consists of a range of national and regional cultures, which form the central roots of the wider Western civilisation, and together commonly reference ancient Greece and ancient Rome, particularly through their Christian successors, as crucial and shared roots. Beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, Christian consolidation of Europe in the wake of the Migration Period marked the European post-classical Middle Ages. The Italian Renaissance spread across many Western European countries, adapting to local contexts and giving rise to distinct national expressions. The renewed humanist emphasis on art and science was among the several factors that contributed to the broader transition to the modern era. Since the Age of Discovery, led by Spain and Portugal, Europe played a predominant role in global affairs with multiple explorations and conquests around the world. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European powers colonised at various times the Americas, almost all of Africa and Oceania, and the majority of Asia. The Age of Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars shaped the continent culturally, politically, and economically from the end of the 17th century until the first half of the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution, which began in Great Britain at the end of the 18th century, gave rise to radical economic, cultural, and social change in Western Europe and eventually the wider world. Both world wars began and were fought to a great extent in Europe, contributing to a decline in Western European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the Soviet Union and the United States took prominence and competed over ideological dominance and international influence in Europe and globally. The resulting Cold War divided Europe along the Iron Curtain, with NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East. This divide ended with the Revolutions of 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which allowed European integration to advance significantly. European integration has been advanced institutionally since 1948 with the founding of the Council of Europe, and significantly through the realisation of the European Union (EU), which represents today the majority of Europe. The European Union is a supranational political entity that lies between a confederation and a federation and is based on a system of European treaties. The EU originated in Western Europe but has been expanding eastward since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. A majority of its members have adopted a common currency, the euro, and participate in the European single market and a customs union. A large bloc of countries, the Schengen Area, have also abolished internal border and immigration controls. Regular popular elections take place every five years within the EU; they are considered to be the second-largest democratic elections in the world after India's. The EU economy is the second-largest in the world by nominal GDP and third-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP.

Web Search Results

• Europe Map and Satellite Image - Geology.com

  | | | --- | | Europe is a continent located north of Africa and west of Asia. It is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Arctic Ocean, and on the south by the Mediterranean Sea. | ### Countries in Europe: wall maps ## Where is Europe? Political Map of Europe ### Political Map of Europe: Physical Map of Europe ### Physical Map of Europe: Explore Europe Using Google Earth ### Explore Europe Using Google Earth: Europe on a World Wall Map

• Facts, Geography, History of Europe - Worldatlas.com

  Europe Map ---------- Europe is the planet's 6th largest continent AND includes 47 countries and assorted dependencies, islands and territories. Europe's recognized surface area covers about 9,938,000 sq km (3,837,083 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface, and about 6.8% of its land area. [...] In exacting geographic definitions, Europe is really not a continent, but part of the peninsula of Eurasia which includes all of Europe and Asia. However, it's still widely referred to as an individual continent. The European continent, bordered by numerous bodies of water, is separated from Asia by Russia's Ural Mountains and by the Caspian and Black Seas. It is separated from Africa by the Mediterranean Sea. ### European Topographical Map [...] Today, it's safe to say that Europe is a major economical and political center of power. As for its people, they are an innovative, optimistic and resilient group who changed our world for the better more than once, and surely they will do it again. Europe Geography Facts ----------------------

• Easy to read – about the EU | European Union

  to make information easy for everyone to read and understand. Image 2: Easy to read - Symbol © European Easy-to-Read Logo: Inclusion Europe. More information at The European Union ------------------ The European Union is a group of 27 countries in Europe. These countries came together to make things better, easier and safer for people. They agreed to work together and help each other. Image 3: Map with all countries of the European Union [...] Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Also, 4 countries outside the European Union are part of the Schengen Area: Iceland Liechtenstein Norway Switzerland That means that people can travel freely and easily [...] there is peace in Europe people have good lives things are fair for all people and nobody is left out the languages and cultures of all people are respected there is a strong European economy and countries use the same coin to do business together. The countries of the European Union share some important values. For example, they work to make sure that all people are equal and their rights are respected. Peace in Europe ---------------

• How many countries in Europe? - Worldometer

  | # | Country | Population 2025 | Subregion | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Russia | 143,997,393 | Eastern Europe | | 2 | Germany | 84,075,075 | Western Europe | | 3 | United Kingdom | 69,551,332 | Northern Europe | | 4 | France | 66,650,804 | Western Europe | | 5 | Italy | 59,146,260 | Southern Europe | | 6 | Spain | 47,889,958 | Southern Europe | | 7 | Ukraine | 38,980,376 | Eastern Europe | | 8 | Poland | 38,140,910 | Eastern Europe | | 9 | Romania | 18,908,650 | Eastern Europe | [...] | 10 | Netherlands | 18,346,819 | Western Europe | | 11 | Belgium | 11,758,603 | Western Europe | | 12 | Sweden | 10,656,633 | Northern Europe | | 13 | Czech Republic (Czechia) | 10,609,239 | Eastern Europe | | 14 | Portugal | 10,411,834 | Southern Europe | | 15 | Greece | 9,938,844 | Southern Europe | | 16 | Hungary | 9,632,287 | Eastern Europe | | 17 | Austria | 9,113,574 | Western Europe | | 18 | Belarus | 8,997,603 | Eastern Europe | | 19 | Switzerland | 8,967,407 | Western Europe | [...] | 20 | Bulgaria | 6,714,560 | Eastern Europe | | 21 | Serbia | 6,689,039 | Southern Europe | | 22 | Denmark | 6,002,507 | Northern Europe | | 23 | Finland | 5,623,329 | Northern Europe | | 24 | Norway | 5,623,071 | Northern Europe | | 25 | Slovakia | 5,474,881 | Eastern Europe | | 26 | Ireland | 5,308,039 | Northern Europe | | 27 | Croatia | 3,848,160 | Southern Europe | | 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,140,095 | Southern Europe | | 29 | Moldova | 2,996,106 | Eastern Europe |

• EU countries | European Union

  Austria) Belgium) Bulgaria) Croatia) Czechia) Denmark) Estonia) Finland) France) Germany) Greece) Hungary) Iceland) Italy) Latvia) Liechtenstein) Lithuania) Luxembourg) Malta) Netherlands) Norway) Poland) Portugal) Romania) Slovakia) Slovenia) Spain) Sweden) Switzerland) Zoom in Zoom out Fullscreen Print Close [...] Use the map and list below to explore the countries of the European Union. Find out when they joined the EU, Schengen or the euro, and learn more about the country on the dedicated page. Image 2Image 3Image 4Image 5Image 6Image 7Image 8Image 9Image 10 Andorra Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgium Bulgaria Belarus Switzerland Cyprus Czechia Germany Denmark Estonia Greece Spain Finland France Georgia Croatia Hungary Ireland Iceland Italy [...] Select your language Close EU official languages bg български es español cs čeština da dansk de Deutsch et eesti el ελληνικά en English fr français ga Gaeilge hr hrvatski it italiano lv latviešu lt lietuvių hu magyar mt Malti nl Nederlands pl polski pt português ro română sk slovenčina sl slovenščina fi suomi sv svenska Other languages ru русский uk yкраїнська Search Search Search

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• Instance Of

  Q5107

• Population

  744,094,971

• Coordinates

  Lat: 48.690959, Lon: 9.14062

Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, it shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. Europe covers about 10.18 million km2 (3.93 million sq mi), or 2% of Earth's surface (6.8% of land area), making it the second-smallest continent (using the seven-continent model). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states, of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. Europe had a total population of about 745 million (about 10% of the world population) in 2021. The European climate is largely affected by warm Atlantic currents that temper winters and summers on much of the continent, even at latitudes along which the climate in Asia and North America is severe. Further from the sea, seasonal differences are more noticeable than close to the coast. European culture is the root of Western civilisation, which traces its lineage back to ancient Greece and ancient Rome. The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD and the subsequent Migration Period marked the end of Europe's ancient history, and the beginning of the Middle Ages. Renaissance humanism, exploration, art, and science led to the modern era. Since the Age of Discovery, started by Portugal and Spain, Europe played a predominant role in global affairs. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European powers colonised at various times the Americas, almost all of Africa and Oceania, and the majority of Asia. The Age of Enlightenment, the subsequent French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars shaped the continent culturally, politically and economically from the end of the 17th century until the first half of the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution, which began in Great Britain at the end of the 18th century, gave rise to radical economic, cultural and social change in Western Europe and eventually the wider world. Both world wars took place for the most part in Europe, contributing to a decline in Western European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the Soviet Union and the United States took prominence. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East, until the Revolutions of 1989, Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 1949, the Council of Europe was founded with the idea of unifying Europe to achieve common goals and prevent future wars. Further European integration by some states led to the formation of the European Union (EU), a separate political entity that lies between a confederation and a federation. The EU originated in Western Europe but has been expanding eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The currency of most countries of the European Union, the euro, is the most commonly used among Europeans; and the EU's Schengen Area abolishes border and immigration controls between most of its member states, and some non-member states. There exists a political movement favouring the evolution of the European Union into a single federation encompassing much of the continent.