Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europe's borders. Physically and geologically, Europe is a subcontinent or large peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia and west of Asia.

Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and–according to the traditional geographic definition–to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea, and the Caucasus Mountains (in Caucasia). Europe's eastern frontier is vague, but has traditionally been given as the divide of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea to the southeast. The Urals are considered by most to be a geographical and tectonic landmark separating Asia from Europe.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,390,000 square kilometres (4,010,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (Asia and Africa are larger) with a population of more than 710,000,000, or about 11% of the world's population.

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@timrollpickerin Ah, forgot about the PR nature of the European Elections- thanks for your answer:).
eljmayes (Edward Mayes) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:48:50 -0000
@timrollpickerin Ah, forgot about the PR nature of the European Elections- thanks for your answer:).
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timmermannqasn (Katrina Eatonhrx) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:48:03 -0000
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Back from European #Taize meeting in Poznan, Poland. We had a great time there.
tobydox (Toby D.) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:47:49 -0000
Back from European #Taize meeting in Poznan, Poland. We had a great time there.
European guide book guide - an overview. http://bit.ly/572vO
MarksTravels (Mark Sukhija) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:46:32 -0000
European guide book guide - an overview. http://bit.ly/572vO
Train is now 13 minutes behind schedule, but we have a very apologetic Eastern European conductor, so it's all ok.
ross71521 (Ross Hendry) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:46:31 -0000
Train is now 13 minutes behind schedule, but we have a very apologetic Eastern European conductor, so it's all ok.
Who Were The First European Travel Writers? (http://bit.ly/6Z1oj5)
travelmana (mrtravel) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:46:24 -0000
Who Were The First European Travel Writers? (http://bit.ly/6Z1oj5)

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