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Europe

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Also known as European continent, The Old Continent, European Continent, European Peninsula, Old Continent

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.

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Europe is a topic located in the Northern Hemisphere and is part of Eurasia, Earth, and Afro-Eurasia. Its geography is defined by specific coordinates, with the southernmost point at 36,-6, the northernmost at 71,24, and the easternmost at 56,41. The region has an area of 10186000 and a population of 744831142. It is located in the Kaliningrad Time zone.

The subject is referenced by 54,405 other encyclopedia articles. It has a main Wikimedia portal, a main category, and a Commons gallery. The demonym for the region includes Europeaan, European, Europäer, and Europäerin. There are 9518269 out-of-school children in the area. The topic is associated with the history of Europe and the geography of Europe.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Continent.demonym
European
Continent.title
Europe
Continent.area
(6th)
Continent.population
(; 3rd)
Continent.density
72.9/km2 (188/sq mi) (2nd)
Continent.GDP_nominal
$28.22 trillion (2025 est; 3rd)
Continent.GDP_per_capita
$38,270 (2025 est; 3rd)
Continent.HDI
0.845
Continent.countries
Sovereign (44–50)De facto (2–5)
Continent.dependencies
External (5–6)Internal (3)
Continent.languages
Most common:
Continent.time
UTC−1 to UTC+5
Continent.cities
Largest urban areas:
Continent.m49
150 – Europe001 – World

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Research

1,783,295 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
region
Part of
Earth
Has part
United Kingdom
Named after
Europa
Demonym
أُورُبِّيَّةٌ
Population
744094971
Area
10186000
Shares border with
Asia
Highest point
Mount Elbrus
Image
Europe orthographic Caucasus Urals boundary (with borders).svg
Flag
flag of Europe
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topic's main Wikimedia portal
Portal:Europe
geography of topic
geography of Europe
Stack Exchange tag
opendata.stackexchange.com/tags/europe
permanent duplicated item
Q20820598
topic has template
Template:Europe topics
Commons gallery
Europe
history of topic
history of Europe
topic's main category
Category:Europe
category for people buried here
Category:Burials in Europe
located in/on physical feature
Northern Hemisphere
category for films shot at this location
Category:Films shot in Europe
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Europe
number of out-of-school children
9518269
Commons category
Europe
category for people born here
Category:Births in Europe
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
maximum temperature record
48
category for maps or plans
Category:Maps of Europe
studied by
European studies
different from
European Union
economy of topic
economy of Europe
demographics of topic
demographics of Europe
category of associated people
Category:European people
P8168
Campe
time of discovery or invention
1200000-00
lowest point
Caspian Sea
P12749
Henrichenburg boat lift
described at URL
wikispooks.com/wiki/Europe
most populous urban area
Istanbul
Lemmy instance URL
europe.pub
maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Europe
name
Uropa
short name
欧
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Encyclopedic overview

38 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Definition
  • Contemporary definition
  • History of the concept
  • Early history
  • Modern definitions
  • History
  • Prehistory
  • Classical antiquity
  • Early Middle Ages
  • High and Late Middle Ages
  • Early modern period
  • 18th and 19th centuries
  • 20th century to the present
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Climate change
  • Geology
  • Flora
  • Fauna
  • Politics
  • List of states and territories
  • Economy
  • Economic history
  • Demographics
  • Ethnic groups
  • Migration
  • Languages
  • Religion
  • Major cities and urban areas
  • Culture
  • Sport
  • Social dimension
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

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. , 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 million (about 10% of the world population) in ; 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Europe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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