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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Delicious links: Council of Europe - Treaty Office: http://bit.ly/77jxLz
peacepalace (Peace Palace Library) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:00:48 -0000
Delicious links: Council of Europe - Treaty Office: http://bit.ly/77jxLz
-marketplace- Africans tough it out in Argentina: Closed doors in Europe and America are pushing Africans to find n... http://bit.ly/54EXpi
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-marketplace- Africans tough it out in Argentina: Closed doors in Europe and America are pushing Africans to find n... http://bit.ly/54EXpi
Wii Hits 20 Million, DS 40 Million In Europe: Nintendo recently expressed concern about lagging sales of the Wii co... http://bit.ly/8nFZQy
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Wii Hits 20 Million, DS 40 Million In Europe: Nintendo recently expressed concern about lagging sales of the Wii co... http://bit.ly/8nFZQy
US and Europe are investigating and banning chemicals, fire retardants etc that Australian regulators approve http://tinyurl.com/yjhk9g8
MADGEAustralia (MADGE Australia Inc) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:59:18 -0000
US and Europe are investigating and banning chemicals, fire retardants etc that Australian regulators approve http://tinyurl.com/yjhk9g8
At DBS Rehearsal w/ @amirderakh & @rynsk checking out new illegal Gator skin tour cases for Asia & Europe dates
theotherchurch (Church) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:58:34 -0000
At DBS Rehearsal w/ @amirderakh & @rynsk checking out new illegal Gator skin tour cases for Asia & Europe dates
Iceland reneges on debt - country not the retailer! Big mistake http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6977152.ece
Simon1709 (Simon Rogers) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:58:31 -0000
Iceland reneges on debt - country not the retailer! Big mistake http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6977152.ece

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