Europe is a continent comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. 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, or 2% of Earth's surface, making it the second-smallest continent. 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 in 2021.
| Area | 10,180,000 km² (3,930,519.97 sq mi) (6th) [a] |
| Pop. density | 72.9/km 2 (188/sq mi) (2nd) |
| GDP (nominal) | $24.02 trillion (2022 est, 3rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | $33.62 trillion (2022 est, 2nd) |
| Demonym | European |
| Countries | Sovereign (44–50), De facto (2–6) |
| Dependencies | External (5–6), Internal (3) |
| Languages | Most common: Russian, German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Romanian, Dutch |
| Time zones | UTC−1 to UTC+5 |
| Internet TLD | eu (European Union) |
| Largest cities | Largest urban areas:Moscow, Paris, London, Istanbul [b], Madrid, Saint Petersburg, Milan, Barcelona, Berlin, Rome |
| Official Website | https://www.aljazeera.com/europe/ |
About Europe
Rock band from Sweden who are best known for their top 30 singles "The Final Countdown" and "Rock the Night." The band went on hiatus in the early 1990s but reunited in 2003. They found renewed popularity when their music was used in a commercial advertisement in the US.
Achievement of Europe
Their music was used in several scenes featuring Will Arnett's character on Arrested Development. In 2018, they were inducted into the Swedish Music Hall of Fame.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Europe
Europe Category.. Baltica - Baltica is a paleocontinent that formed in the Paleoproterozoic and now constitutes northwestern Eurasia, or Europe north of the Trans-European Suture Zone and west of the Ural Mountains.. Genetic history of Europe - The genetic history of Europe deals with the formation, ethnogenesis, and other DNA-specific information about populations indigenous, or living in Europe. The most significant recent dispersal of modern humans from Africa gave rise to an undifferentiated"non-African" lineage by some 70–50 ka.. Prehistoric Europe - Prehistoric Europe is Europe with human presence but before the start of recorded history, beginning in the Lower Paleolithic. As history progresses, considerable regional irregularities of cultural development emerge and increase.. Classical antiquity - Classical antiquity is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known as the Greco-Roman world.. Middle Ages - In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.. Early modern Europe - Early modern Europe, also referred to as the post-medieval period, is the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the late 15th century to the late 18th century.. Continents.
