fast facts

Number of countries: 49
Size: 9,938,000 sq km or 3,837,081 sq miles
Percent of Earth's Land Area: 6.7%
Population: 727,000,000 (2005)

Europe, the planets 6th largest continent includes 47 countries and assorted dependencies and territories. Europe's highest point is Mt. Elbrus in European Russia at 18,481 ft (5,633m), just north of the Georgia/Russian border. Europe's lowest point is on the surface of the Caspian Sea, at 92 ft (28m) below sea level.

Turkey and the Russian Federation (Russia) are considered a part of both Asia and Europe

countries in europe

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• Albania
• Andorra
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia/Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Greece
• Greenland (Denmark)
• Hungry
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macedonia
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• San Marino
• Serbia/Montenegro
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey (European)
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom (UK)
• Vatican City

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mediterranean islands off europe's coast

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• Alboran
• Balearic Is. (Spain)
• Capraia
• Capri
• Corsica
• Cyprus
• Elba
• Iles d' Hyeres
• Jalitah
• Lampedusa
• Lipari Islands
• Majorca
• Malta
• Maltese Is.
• Pantelleria
• Ponziane
• Sant' Antioca
• San Pietro
• Sardinia
• Sicily
• Zembra

popular greek islands

Greece's islands are the chief morphological trait and an integral part of the country's civilisation and tradition. The Greek territory comprises 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Sea, a truly unique phenomenon on the European continent. Only 227 islands are inhabited.

Most islands lie in the Aegean Sea and are divided in seven groups (from north to south)
• The Northeastern Aegean Islands: Agios Efstratios, Thasos, Ikaria, Lesvos, Limnos, Inousses, Samos, Samothrace, Chios, Psara.
• The Sporades: Alonissos, Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros
• Evia
• The Argo-Saronic Islands: Angistri, Aegina, Poros, Salamina, Spetses, Hydra and the coastal area of Methana.
• The Cyclades: A group of 56 islands, its most important ones being Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Serifos, Sikinos, Sifnos, Syros, Tinos, Folegandros, as well as the "Minor Cyclades" comprising Donousa, Irakleia, Koufonisia and Schinoussa.
• The Dodecanese: Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Thasos, Kastelorizo, Kos, Lipsi, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos and Halki.
• Crete

The Ionian Sea is home to one sole island group:
• The Ionian Islands: Zakynthos, Ithaca, Corfu, Cephallonia, Lefkada, Paxi, Antipaxi, Ereikoussa, Mathraki, Meganissi, Othoni, Strofades. These islands, together with Kythira, which is cut-off from the rest, opposite the southern Peloponnese (Lakonia), as well as the neighbouring Antikythira constitute teh Eptanissa.

The islands of Gavdos (situated south of Crete), Elafonissos (in the Gulf of Laconia) and Trizonis (in the Gulf of Corinth), although not forming part of any group are of unparalleled natural beauty.

major attractions in europe

• Paris, France
• Barcelona, Spain
• Amsterdam, Holland
• The Alps, Switzerland
• The Mediterranean
• The Louvre, France
• Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
• Venice, Italy
• Madrid, Spain
• The Vatican City
• Southern France Winelands
• The Coliseum, Rome
• Stonehenge, UK
• Prague, Czech Rep
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• London, England
• Eiffel Tower, Paris
• Greek Islands, Greece
• The Northern Lights, Norway
• Ireland's Scenic beauty

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