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Area: 23 million km² (8 876 000 mi²)

Population: 728 million

Highest Point: 1. El'brus in Russia, (5 642 m/18 510 ft);
2. Mont Blanc, France-Italy: 4 807m (15 771 ft).

Largest Lake: Lake Balaton Hungary, largest lake of Central Europe, 592 km².

Longest Rivers: 1. Volga (3,690 km (2,293 miles), 2. Danube 2850 km (1770 miles)

Languages of Europe: English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Nordic Languages, East European languages.

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European Flag in front of Cologne Cathedral

States and Territories of Europe

(as used by the United Nations when categorising geographic subregions)

Eastern Europe


Country	Population	Capital City - Largest City
Belarus	9 800 000	Minsk
* Bulgaria	7 800 000	Sofia
* Czech Republic	10 200 000	Prague
* Hungary	10 100 000	Budapest
Moldova	4 200 000	Chisinau
* Poland	38 200 000	Warsaw
* Romania	21 700 000	Bucharest
Russian Federation	144 100 000	Moscow
* Slovakia	5 400 000	Bratislava
Ukraine	47 400 000	Kiev

Northern Europe


Country	Population	Capital City - Largest City
* Denmark	5 400 000	Copenhagen
* Estonia	1 300 000	Tallinn
Faroe Islands (Denmark)	43 000	Tórshavn
* Finland	5 200 000	Helsinki
Greenland (Denmark)	56 854	Nuuk (Godthab, Godthåb)
+ Iceland	300 000	Reykjavik
* Ireland	4 100 000	Dublin (City)
* Latvia	2 300 000	Riga
* Lithuania	3 400 000	Vilnius
Northern Ireland (UK)	1 690 000	Belfast
+ Norway	4 600 000	Oslo
Scotland (UK)	5 200 000	Edinburgh - Glasgow
* Sweden	9 000 000	Stockholm
* United Kingdom	59 700 000	London
Wales (UK)	2 750 000	Cardiff

Southern Europe


Albania	3 200 000	Tirana
Andorra	100 000	Andorra la Vella
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3 900 000	Sarajevo
Croatia (Hrvatska)	4 400 000	Zagreb
* Cyprus	793 100	Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Gibraltar (UK)	25 000	Gibraltar
* Greece	11 000 000	Athens
Holy See (Vatican City State)	1 000	Vatican City
* Italy	57 800 000	Rome - Milan (Metro)
Macedonia, Rep. of	2 000 000	Skopje
* Malta	400 000	Valletta
Montenegro	650 000	Podgorica
* Portugal	10 500 000	Lisbon
San Marino	30 000	San Marino
Serbia	10 000 000	Belgrade
* Slovenia	2 000 000	Ljubljana
* Spain	42 500 000	Madrid
Turkey	71 300 000	Ankara - Istanbul

Western Europe


Country	Population	Capital City - Largest City
* Austria	8 100 000	Vienna (Wien)
* Belgium	10 400 000	Brussels
* France	60 000 000	Paris
* Germany	82 600 000	Berlin
+ Liechtenstein	33 000	Vaduz
* Luxembourg	500 000	Luxembourg
Monaco	34 000	Monaco
* Netherlands	16 300 000	Amsterdam
+ Switzerland	7 400 000	Bern - Zürich

* Member States of the European Union (EU)
+ Member States of European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

Source--Population and Area: Population Reference Bureau (rounded values) and others

Related Categories:

Flags of Europe
European national flags.

Capital Cities of Europe
Links to Europe's capitals.

Map

Map of Europe
Political map of Member States of the European Union and EFTA, with cities and capitals.

Other Continents:

Africa

The Americas

Asia

Oceania

Official Sites of Europe

European Union
Gateway to the European Union.

A Constitution for Europe
Official information on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.

The European Parliament
The European Parliament represents the peoples of the States brought together in the European Community.

European Commission
The European Commission embodies and upholds the general interest of the Union.

Council of the European Union
The Council is the main decision-making body of the European Union.

Court of Justice of the European Communities
The Court of Justice of the European Communities.

European Central Bank
The European Central Bank and the national central banks together constitute the Eurosystem, the central banking system of the euro area.

European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
The EFTA Convention established a free trade area among its Member States in 1960.

OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The organization with 55 participating States from Europe, Central Asia and North America is active in early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.

Continent Guide

VisitEurope.com
The Official Gateway to Europe, presented by the European Travel Commission and its 33 member government tourist offices.

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Mediterranian Sea

Torre Guaita - San Marino

Grindelwald, Switzerland

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