The usual line taken to divide Africa from Asia today is at the Isthmus of Suez, the narrowest gap between the Mediterranean and Gulf of Suez, the route today followed by the Suez Canal. This makes the Sinai Peninsula geographically Asian, and Egypt a transcontinental country.
Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia.
Europe and Asia. The boundary between Europe and Asia is unusual among continental boundaries because of its largely mountain-and-river-based characteristics north and east of the Black Sea. The reason is historical, the division of Europe and Asia going back to the early Greek geographers.
Europe is divided from Asia by a series of watersheds, including the Ural River and the Caspian and Black Seas. Europe is the second-smallest continent. Only Oceania has less landmass. Europe extends from the island nation of Iceland in the west to the Ural Mountains of Russia in the east.
about 175 million years ago
Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Europe in the north, Asia in the east, Africa in the south, and America in the west.
Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven regions are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
| Continent | Europe |
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| Area (km²) | 10,180,000 |
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| Area (mi²) | 3,930,000 |
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| Percent total landmass | 6.8% |
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| Most populous city (proper) | Moscow, Russia |
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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area.
Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven regions are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Variations with fewer continents may merge some of these, for example some systems include Eurasia or America as single continents.
With both being former British colonies, they are closer in culture to Europe than Asia. Australia and New Zealand are part of the Oceania continent, and are on separate tectonic plates to Asia. That's why when people talk about the two countries, they may not think of them as being part of Asia.
Asia is separated from North America to the northeast by the Bering Strait and from Australia to the southeast by the seas and straits connecting the Indian and Pacific oceans. The Isthmus of Suez unites Asia with Africa, and it is generally agreed that the Suez Canal forms the border between them.
Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Europe in the north, Asia in the east, Africa in the south, and America in the west.
By area, Asia is the largest continent at 44,391,162 square km. It is also the largest by population with more than 4 billion people. There is quite a bit of debate as to how many continents there are. Some areas of the world combine Asia and Europe into one continent called Eurasia.
There are no countries in Antarctica, although seven nations claim different parts of it: New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway, the United Kingdom, Chile, and Argentina. The Antarctic also includes island territories within the Antarctic Convergence.
Some major islands, including Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland and Sri Lanka, as well as those of Japan, the Philippines and most of Indonesia, are often included under the popular definition of Eurasia, in spite of being separate from the contiguous landmass. Physiographically, Eurasia is a single continent.
Today, Africa is now joined to Asia only by a narrow land bridge (which has been split by the Suez Canal at the Isthmus of Suez) and remains separated from Europe by the Straits of Gibraltar and Sicily.
Eurasian (mixed ancestry) A Eurasian is a person of mixed Asian and European ancestry.
Located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres, Eurasia is considered a supercontinent, part of the supercontinent of Afro-Eurasia or simply a continent in its own right.
Afro-Eurasia (including islands)
- Northernmost Point — Cape Fligeli, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia.
- Southernmost Point — Cape Agulhas, South Africa.
- Westernmost Point — Santo Antão, Cape Verde Islands or Monchique Islet, Azores, Portugal.
- Easternmost Point — Big Diomede, Russia ²
Eurasia covers around 55,000,000 square kilometres (21,000,000 sq mi), or around 36.2% of the Earth's total land area. Eurasia is connected to Africa at the Suez Canal, and Eurasia is sometimes combined with Africa to make the largest contiguous landmass on Earth called Afro-Eurasia.
Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents geopolitically. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven regions are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
Which continent is Russia part of?
Europe. The name Europe comes from the Latin Europa, which in turn derives from the Greek Ε?ρώπη, from ε?ρύς eurys "wide" and ?ψ ops "face" (PIE *wer-, "broad" *okw-, "eye"). In Greek mythology, Europa was the beautiful daughter of a Phoenician king named Agenor or Phoenix.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south.
There are 44 countries in Europe today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).
The
European Union (
EU) consists of 27 member states.
Current members.
| Name | Belgium |
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| Population | 11,365,834 |
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| Area (km²) | 30,528 |
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| GDP (US$M) | 534,230 |
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| Languages | Dutch French German |
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Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest.
Countries in Europe:
| # | Country | Subregion |
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| 41 | Monaco | Western Europe |
| 42 | Liechtenstein | Western Europe |
| 43 | San Marino | Southern Europe |
| 44 | Holy See | Southern Europe |
The term "Europe" is first used for a cultural sphere in the Carolingian Renaissance of the 9th century. From that time, the term designated the sphere of influence of the Western Church, as opposed to both the Eastern Orthodox churches and to the Islamic world.
The EU countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
