Europe is part of the continent comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia. It is generally 'divided' from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas. In addition, Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean and other bodies of water to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and connected waterways to the southeast.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. There are about 50 states in Europe and it is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 733 million or about 11% of the world's population.

Europe in brief

Area 10,180,000 km2 (3,930,000 sq mi)
Population over 731 million
Pop. density 70/km2 (181/sq mi)
Countries 50
Time Zones UTC to UTC+5

Source: Wikipedia

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