Europe

Europe

Europe has 51 independent U.N.-recognized states. The largest country by both population and land area is Russia with 145.93 million people and spanning over 6.6 million square miles (17.125 million square kilometers). Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey are considered to be transcontinental countries, meaning that they are considered to be parts of both Asia and Europe. Europe’s countries are listed below in alphabetical order:

Countries of Europe:

• Finland
• France
• Georgia (transcontinental – generally considered Asian)
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Kazakhstan (transcontinental – generally considered Asian)
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia (transcontinental – generally considered European)
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey (transcontinental – generally considered European)
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• Vatican City (Holy See)

Territories of Europe:

• Åland (Finland)
• Channel Islands (UK)
• Faroe Islands (Denmark)
• Gibraltar (UK)
• Guernsey (UK – crown dependency)
• Isle of Man (UK – crown dependency)
• Jersey (UK – crown dependency)
• Kosovo (partially recognized, claimed by Serbia)
• Northern Cyprus (not recognized, claimed by Cyprus)
• Northern Ireland (UK)
• Svalbard (Norway)