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Europe

Europe is a part of the Eurasian plate, but it is traditionally considered as one of the seven continents. Europe is the sixth biggest continent by area and the third by population. Despite its small size, Europe is the second most densely populated continent after Asia. The core region of this continent is the European Union, which is the second economic power in the world. If Europe is the wealthiest and developed region of the world, it is however not homogeneous between countries.

Key facts

Area
10 180 000 km²
(3 930 000 sq mi)
Lowest point: Caspian Sea (Russia / Kazakhstan)28 m (92 ft) below sea level
Highest point: Mount Elbrus (Russia)5 642 m (18 510 ft)
Longest riverVolga
Population (2020)747 636 045
Density of population (2020)72.9 inhabitant / km2 
(188 inhabitants / sq mi)
Largest city totally located in EuropeMoscow (12 632 409)
GDP (PPP) total (estimate for 2019)$29.01 trillion
GDP (nominal) total (estimate for 2019)$21.79 trillion
GDP (nominal) per capita (estimate for 2019)$29 410

Continent profile

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Location of Europe on the world map
Location of Europe on the world map
Political map of Europe
Political map of Europe
Physical map of Europe
Physical map of Europe
Map of the density of population of Europe with cities and megalopolis (megaregions)
Map of the density of population of Europe with cities and megalopolis (megaregions)
Map of the GDP nominal per capita in Europe
Map of the GDP nominal per capita in Europe
Map of the Human Development Index (HDI) of Europe in 2019
Map of the Human Development Index (HDI) of Europe in 2019
Map of the average annual temperature across Europe
Map of the average annual temperature across Europe
Map of the average temperature across Europe in January
Map of the average temperature across Europe in January
Map of the average temperature across Europe in July
Map of the average temperature across Europe in July
Map of annual rainfall across Europe
Map of annual rainfall across Europe
Map of the longest rivers in Europe
Map of the longest rivers in Europe
Land cover map of Europe
Land cover map of Europe

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European countries and capitals

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Albania

Capital: Tirana

Population: 3 074 579 (2020)

Area: 28,748 km2

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Andorra

Capital: Andorra la Vella

Population: 77 543 (2020)

Area: 468 km2

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Armenia

Capital: Yerevan

Population: 2 956 900 (2020)

Area: 19 743 km2

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Austria

Capital: Vienna

Population: 8 902 600 (2020)

Area : 83 871 km2

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Azerbaijan

Capital: Baku

Population: 10 027 874 (2020

Area: 86 600 km2

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Belarus

Capital: Minsk

Population: 9 408 400 (2020)

Area: 207 600 km2

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Belgium

Capital: Brussels

Population: 11 492 641 (2020)

Area: 30 528 km2

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capital: Sarajevo

Population: 3 301 000 (2019)

Area : 51 197 km2

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Bulgaria

Capital: Sofia

Population: 6 951 482 (2019)

Area: 110 879 km2

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Croatia

Capital: Zagreb

Population: 4 076 246 (2019)

Area: 56 594 km2

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Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia

Population: 1 189 265 (2018)

Area: 9 251 km2

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Czech Republic

Capital: Prague

Population: 10 693 939 (2020)

Area : 78 867 km2

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Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen

Population: 5 824 857 (2020)

Area: 43 094 km2

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Estonia

Capital: Tallinn

Population: 1 328 976 (2020)

Area: 45 228 km2

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Finland

Capital: Helsinki

Population: 5 528 737 (2020)

Area: 338 145 km2

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France

Capital: Paris

Population: 67 067 000 (2020)

Area : 549 970 km2

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Georgia

Capital: Tbilisi

Population: 3 716 858 (2020)

Area: 69 700 km2

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Germany

Capital: Berlin

Population: 83 149 300 (2019)

Area: 357 022 km2

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Greece

Capital: Athens

Population: 10 724 599 (2019)

Area: 131 957 km2

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Hungary

Capital: Budapest

Population: 9 772 756 (2019)

Area : 93 028 km2

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Iceland

Capital: Reykjavík

Population: 364 134 (2020)

Area: 103 000 km2

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Ireland

Capital: Dublin

Population: 4 921 500 (2019)

Area: 70 273 km2

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Italy

Capital: Rome

Population: 60 317 116 (2020)

Area: 301 340 km2

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Kazakhstan

Capital: Nur-Sultan

Population: 18 708 352 (2020)

Area : 2 724 900 km2

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Latvia

Capital: Riga

Population: 1 904 600 (2020)

Area: 64 589 km2

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Liechtenstein

Capital: Vaduz

Population: 38 749 (2020)

Area: 160 km2

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Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius

Population: 2 794 329 (2020)

Area: 65 300 km2

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Luxembourg

Capital: Luxembourg

Population: 626 108 (2020)

Area : 2 586 km2

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Malta

Capital: Valletta

Population: 493 559 (2019)

Area: 316 km2

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Moldova

Capital: Chișinău

Population: 2 681 735 (2019)

Area: 33 851 km2

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Monaco

Capital: Monaco

Population: 38 300 (2019)

Area: 2 km2

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Montenegro

Capital: Podgorica

Population: 622 359 (2018)

Area : 13 812 km2

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Netherlands

Capital: Amsterdam

Population: 17 418 465 (2020)

Area: 41 543 km2

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North Macedonia

Capital: Skopje

Population: 2 077 132 (2019)

Area: 25 713 km2

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Norway

Capital: Oslo

Population: 5 367 580 (2020)

Area: 323 802 km2

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Poland

Capital: Warsaw

Population: 38 386 000 (2019)

Area : 312 685 km2

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Portugal

Capital: Lisbon

Population: 10 295 909 (2019)

Area: 92 090 km2

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Romania

Capital: Bucharest

Population: 19 401 658 (2019)

Area: 238 391 km2

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Russia

Capital: Moscow

Population: 146 748 590 (2020)

Area: 17 098 242 km2

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San Marino

Capital: San Marino

Population: 33 344 (2018)

Area : 61 km2

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Serbia

Capital: Belgrade

Population: 6 963 764 (2019)

Area: 77 474 km2

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Slovakia

Capital: Bratislava

Population: 5 457 926 (2020)

Area: 49 035 km2

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Slovenia

Capital: Ljubljana

Population: 2 095 861 (2020)

Area: 20 273 km2

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Spain

Capital: Madrid

Population: 47 329 981 (2020)

Area : 505 370 km2

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Sweden

Capital: Stockholm

Population: 10 343 403 (2020)

Area: 450 295 km2

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Switzerland

Capital: Bern

Population: 8 570 146 (2019)

Area: 41 277 km2

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Turkey

Capital: Ankara

Population: 83 154 997 (2019)

Area: 783 562 km2

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Ukraine

Capital: Kiev

Population: 41 660 982 (2020)

Area : 603 550 km2

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United Kingdom

Capital: London

Population: 67 886 004 (2020)

Area: 243 610 km2

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Vatican city

Capital: Vatican city

Population: 842 (2014)

Area: 0.44 km2