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'''Europe''' is the sixth largest [[continent]] on [[Earth]] with an area of approximately 10,000,000 square kilometers (3,900,000 square miles).  It is the third largest continent in population with over 720,000,000 people in 47 [[country|countries]].  By definition, it is technically not a continent, as it is part of the larger Eurasian landmass.  The eastern border between Europe and [[Asia]] is formed by the [[Ural Mountains]], the [[Caucasus Mountains]], and the [[Black Sea]].  Europe also extends to the [[Arctic Ocean]] in the north, the [[Mediterranean Sea]] in the south, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the west.
'''Europe''' is the sixth largest [[continent]] on [[Earth]] with an area of approximately 10,000,000 square kilometers (3,900,000 square miles).  It is the third largest continent in population with over 720,000,000 people in 47 [[country|countries]].  By definition, it is technically not a continent, as it is part of the larger Eurasian landmass.  The eastern border between Europe and [[Asia]] is formed by the [[Ural Mountains]], the [[Caucasus Mountains]], and the [[Black Sea]].  Europe also extends to the [[Arctic Ocean]] in the north, the [[Mediterranean Sea]] in the south, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the west.
In the last 50 years, Europe has begun a unifying proccess, which in it's current form is known as the [[European Union]] and consists of 27 countries.


==List of Countries==
==List of Countries==

Revision as of 10:22, 20 August 2007

Europe is the sixth largest continent on Earth with an area of approximately 10,000,000 square kilometers (3,900,000 square miles). It is the third largest continent in population with over 720,000,000 people in 47 countries. By definition, it is technically not a continent, as it is part of the larger Eurasian landmass. The eastern border between Europe and Asia is formed by the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea. Europe also extends to the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.

In the last 50 years, Europe has begun a unifying proccess, which in it's current form is known as the European Union and consists of 27 countries.

List of Countries

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