Europe

:This article is about the continent. For other meanings, see Europe (disambiguation).

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Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula or subcontinent, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. It is conventionally considered a continent, which, in this case, is more of a cultural distinction than a geographic one. It is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the east its boundary is culturally determined and unclear. However, Ural mountains are considered to be a clear geographical and tectonic landmark separating Europe and Asia.

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Geologically - Geographically - Peninsula - Subcontinent - Eurasia - Continent - Arctic Ocean - Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea - Ural mountains

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When considered a continent, Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (Asia and Africa are larger). The population of Europe is roughly 700,000,000: about 11% of the world's population.

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Area - Australia - Population - Asia - Africa

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