Europe is the second smallest continent, according to area, but it is third most populous continent, ranking after Asia and Africa.
The population of Europe is approximately pegged at 857 million, which is about 11% of the world's population.
It is spread over 10,180,000 sq. km. or 3,930,000 sq. mi.
Although Russia is said to be the largest country in Europe,it is not completely true, as some part of Russia lies in the Asian continent, in other words Russia is said to be a part of Eurasia (Europe and Asia).
After the disintegration of U.S.S.R., the largest country that lies wholly in Europe is Ukraine, while the smallest country is the Vatican City.
Europe is made up of around 50 countries.
The Caucasus Mountains are the highest mountains.
The longest river in Europe is the Volga river, followed by Danube.
Population-wise, the largest city is London.
Five peninsulas are a part of the European continent namely Balkan Peninsula, Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Jutland Peninsula and the Apennines Peninsula.
The world's largest island is Greenland located in Europe and owned by the King of Denmark.
Other than on the east, Europe is bordered by different water-bodies. On the east, the European continent shares its border with Asia and the two continents are separated by the watershed divided created by Ural and Caucasus mountains, Caspian Sea, Ural River and Black Sea. In the north, the Arctic Ocean borders Europe, whereas it is the Mediterranean Sea in the south and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
Europe is known for its diversity even when it comes to the climate. Central and eastern region of the continent is known for its continental climate, where the extremes in climate can be observed. In summers its warm to hot, whereas in winter the region gets cold. It is the southern region of the continent, which is blessed with the best climate, as it has Mediterranean climate. As compared to most other parts, the winters are mild, although the area does experience light snow and rain. Unlike in other parts of Europe the summers are dry and hot. The northern region has sub-polar and tundra climate, where extremely cold winters is common.
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