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Europe Overview
Europe is a peninsula of the Eurasian supercontinent and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas to the south. The eastern border of Europe is not that easy to define, but typically Ural Mountains, which run north to south from the Arctic Ocean down through Russia to Kazakhstan is considered eastern border. Although the United Kingdom was the dominant force in Europe during industrialization, Germany now dominates the region in terms of population, gross domestic product, and size

Europe is the second-smallest continent with the area of 10.18 million km2 about 750 million people call Europe home. Europe’s largest city is London, with a population of around 9.5 million people.

Europe today is comprised of 44 countries. 27 of them are member of European Union.


Europe's main peninsulas are the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan, located in southern Europe, and the Scandinavian and Jutland, located in Northern Europe.
Europe can be divided into four major physical regions, running from north to south: Western Uplands, North European Plain, Central Uplands, and Alpine Mountains.
The Western Uplands, also known as the Northern Highlands, curve up the western edge of Europe and define the physical landscape of Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark), Finland, Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, the Brittany region of France, Spain, and Portugal.

Northern Europe
Northern Europe is the least populous of the European sub-regions with the population of 107 million, about ¾ of the population live in these two islands, and the most populace country in UK. It consists of 10 countries Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The history of this region has been a history of using the sea and of conquest.

Southern Europe
Southern Europe is where much of Europe’s history began. It is where the great, ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome were born. The advancements that these ancient civilizations made in governance, science, architecture, and the arts helped shape both Europe and the rest of the world. But Southern Europe is more than just the ruins of ancient civilizations. Today, it is home to 15 countries Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Italy, San Marino, Vatican City (the Holy See), Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Malta
Altogether, these countries have a population of approximately 152 million people. The most populous country in Southern Europe is Italy, which has more than 60 million people living within its borders. Southern Europe is also home to the world’s smallest and least populous country, Vatican City, which has less than a thousand inhabitants.

Western Europe
Western Europe consists of 9 countries France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Monaco. Western Europe has a total population of about 198 million. The subregion is home to two of Europe’s biggest political and economic powers, France and Germany. Combined, contain more than half of Western Europe’s population. Germany is the most populous country in Western Europe, with a population of approximately 83 million, while France has a population of about 67 million. Germany has the world’s fourth largest economy, while France has the seventh largest economy in the world. Formerly bitter enemies, Germany and France are now the driving force of European integration, especially after the withdrawal of the UK from the EU at the beginning of 2021

Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the largest and most populous subregion in Europe, with approximately 292 million people. Eastern Europe consists of 10 countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Most of these countries were part of the Soviet Union.
These countries were commonly known as the Eastern bloc during the Cold War. Today, all except Russia and Ukraine are part of the European Union (EU) and NATO.
Even though the Cold War was long over, there is still a struggle for influence in the region. On one side are NATO and the EU. On the other side is Russia. The EU and NATO seek to further expand into Eastern Europe, while Russia hopes to regain the influence it once had.

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