Where in the world is Europe?
Europe is in the northern hemisphere and is the second smallest continent with a land mass only larger than the continent Australia. It may sometimes be called a sub-part of the larger Eurasian continent. Europe is made of 50 countries and borders Arctic Ocean to the north, Atlantic Ocean to the west, Asia to the East, and the Mediterranean Sea and Africa to the South.
What are the recognized sovereign states of Europe?
Aland |
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Austria |
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Belarus |
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Belgium |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Czechia |
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Denmark |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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France |
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Germany |
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Greece |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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Ireland |
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Isle of Man |
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Italy |
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Jersey |
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Kosovo |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Macedonia |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
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Norway |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
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Romania |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
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Republic of Serbia |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Spain |
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Ukraine |
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What are the regions of Europe?
Europe is more often split into 4 regions: Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Southern Europe
Map showing the 4 common regions of Europe
What countries are in Western Europe?
Here is a map showing Western Europe countries. It includes Belgium, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The land is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Northern Europe to the north, Southern Europe to the south and Eastern Europe to the east.
What countries are in Northern Europe?
Northern Europe contains the countries of Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Denmark. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, specifically covering the Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
What countries are in Southern Europe?
The region of Southern Europe contains the countries of Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Italy, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Malta, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania and Greece.
What countries are in Eastern Europe?
The region of Eastern Europe has the countries of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
What are the countries of Scandinavia?
The region of Scandinavia, a subregion of Northern Europe is so formed due to the cultural similarities between the individual countries over their history.
Most of the time the Scandinavian countries are considered to be Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Map of Scandinavia with country outlines and neighboring seas and land
What are the Nordic countries?
The Nordic region is so called as the people have a common heritage dating back beyond the age of the vikings.
The Nordic countries are Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Åland plus the Denmark territories of ‘Faeroe Island and Greenland.
Map of Scandinavia with country outlines and neighboring seas and land
What is the difference between England, Britain the United Kingdom and the British Isles?
Lets start with the most simple and smallest geographical form and build from there:
- England is a Country.
- Great Britain is actually the name of the large island that covers the mainland of England, Scotland and Wales. The countries within this island are also known as the country, Great Britain or simply Britain.
- Britain plus the country of Northern Ireland is the United Kingdom, an independent country. In fact, the UK is properly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- The British Isles is the name of the full island chain that includes the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Hebrides and other smaller islands