Proper nounSingular Europe Plural - Europe
Derived termsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Europe (/ˈjʊɹəp/, YOOR-əp) is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression), and the Black Sea to the southeast. 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. Yet the borders for Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the term continent can refer to a cultural and political distinction or a physiographic one. 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. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731 million or about 11% of the world's population. However, according to the United Nations (medium estimate), Europe's share may fall to about 7% by 2050. In 1900, Europe's share of the world's population was 25%. Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe, greatly contributing to a decline in Western European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the west and the Warsaw Pact in the east. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which have been expanding eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  blog.eu.playstation.com Mark Hardy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:32:00 GM Move is one of our big priorities for PlayStation 3 in . Europe. this year so look out for our ads and product updates. PlayStation Move. I look forward to hearing your feedback and responses to the announcement of PlayStation Move in ...  uniquewarez.com ptiter86 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:59 GM Audi Navigation RNS-E West . Europe. DVD9 2010 This product contains 1 DVD the navigation data for the following Countries:Germany, Austria, Andorra, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Ireland,  opalesque.com Laxman Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:44:27 GM From Propertyeu.info: Three major retail property deals helped lift total . European. real estate transaction volume to EUR 5 bn in February, a 36% increase compared with January, according to data compiled by PropertyEU. ... From Google Blog Search: "Europe"  news.google.com AFP "The rapidly growing HIV/AIDS epidemics in Eastern Europe fuelled primarily by unsafe injecting drug use are topics under the spotlight at AIDS 2010," to be ... and more » news.google.com Neoseeker Most countries in Europe and North America saw a decline of "only" 10-15% from 2008's record numbers. Sadly much of the overall growth stems from ... and more » news.google.com Reuters US and euro zone government bond prices slipped as optimism that Greece would announce new austerity measures and win European Union financial support ... European Stocks Rise on Announcement of New Greek Budget Cuts CFD Trading Stocks, Dollar Gain as Spending, AIG Deal Bolster Confidence BusinessWeek all 1,051 news articles » From Google News Search: "Europe"  lettres-histoire.info 476px x 406px | 80.40kB [source page] lower in Northern half of France than in those countries about half of it at least 3 times less than in Benelux a general density of population more similar to the iberian peninsula http lettres histoire info lhg geo geo europe cartes europe densite europe jpg 2 Secondly this lower general density is accompanied with a much higher urban density especially in  pacinox-fbe.ch 466px x 500px | 43.00kB [source page] Europe europe europe pour pouvoir consulter les specificites par modeles pour pouvez telecharger gratuitement Acrobat Reader en cliquant sur le lien suivant  nacc.upc.es 600px x 600px | 368.00kB [source page] http www mathworks com access helpdesk help toolbox map worldmap geoid gif http www mathworks com access helpdesk help toolbox map worldmap geoid gif http nacc upc es tierra img grace geoid europe png http www planeterde de Members redaktion geotechnologien fotos Geoid image preview From Yahoo Image Search: "Europe" How did the Crusades shape Europe s interaction with the East during the Renaissance? Q. How did the Crusades shape Europe s interaction with the East during the Renaissance? I'm reading the text book, Europe in a Wider World and would like to see what others know about this subject. Thanks for your answers. Asked by Marcela M - Wed Mar 4 19:49:13 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Renaissance was in vogue in 1500 the Crusades had ended two centuries. By a i Answered by . - Sun Mar 8 08:28:41 2009 When was Europe first known as such, ie. when did people start to use the term European? Q. I know about the Greek legend of Europa and Zeus, but always wondered when the term Europe was first used to describe the continent. Celts? Barbarians? Romans? Not a clue! Asked by Blue Rose - Mon Oct 29 13:23:32 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. You're right in guessing the name has it's origins in the story of the abduction of Europa. You're probably familiar with the story of the Greek god Zeus carrying of the Princess of Tyre on his back to island of Crete. The ancient Greeks came to see this as a connotation of the exploration and colonization of the new unexplored lands of the western Mediterranean, by the Old World of Greece and Mesopotamia. The Hellenes came to use the name "Europe" as a name for their territories west of the Aegean Sea, as a distinction from their lands in the eastern Mediterranean. The Romans adopted this name, "Europa" to describe the whole of European continent, separating it from the older continent of Asia. The name was adopted by all the… [cont.] Answered by unknown - Mon Oct 29 13:43:04 2007 planning a backpacking trip across europe where do i start?
Q. this year will be my senior year of high school and i want to celebrate my graduation by backpacking across europe for the entire summer next year. a trip like this obviously takes major planning (and cash) and i'm just looking for a good place to start my planning. my head is already spinning with possibilities. i want to see as much as possible but theres so much to do. Asked by dalek - Tue Jun 30 00:56:02 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. The thing that is great about Europe is all the trains that connect from major city to major city, so i would look at that as my get to from place to place. First off, i would narrow it down to the main cities you HAVE to see. So pick a few, maybe Paris, Rome, Madrid, Brussels, Amsterdam, and then figure out how you're going to get from place to place. And while going from place to place you can see all the places inbetween them, like going from Brussels to Amsterdam, pick some places to stop off. yess, it seems very confusing, but the main point is narrow down the places you have to see, then start thinking of how to get from place to place and where you are going to stay. Answered by Liz Please =] - Tue Jun 30 01:36:51 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Europe" Europe is one of the traditional seven political continents, and a peninsular sub-continent of the geographic continent Eurasia. This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since 2007-02-20.ContentsSourcedDivisions of Europe
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