Europe is the 6th largest continent in the world and presently has 50 countries on it. Russia is the largest country in the world and extends across the whole of Northern Asia and about 40% of Europe, whereas the Vatican city is the smallest in Europe. The population of Europe makes about 11% of the world’s total population. Now, lets test how many countries in Europe continent and in the European Union can you remember.
How Many Countries in Europe Continent
Europe is made of 45 countries excluding those shared with the Asian continent and their names are
Country |
Population
|
Capital City – Largest City |
Belarus |
9,500,000 |
Minsk |
Bulgaria |
7,500,000 |
Sofia |
Czech Republic |
10,500,000 |
Prague |
Hungary |
10,000,000 |
Budapest |
Moldova |
4,100,000 |
Chisinau |
Poland |
38,200,000 |
Warsaw |
Romania |
21,500,000 |
Bucharest |
Russian Federation |
141,900,000 |
Moscow |
Slovakia |
5,400,000 |
Bratislava |
Ukraine |
46,000,000 |
Kiev |
Country |
Population |
Capital City – Largest City |
Denmark |
5,500,000 |
Copenhagen |
Estonia |
1,300,000 |
Tallinn |
Faroe Islands (Denmark) |
43 000 |
Tórshavn |
Finland |
5,400,000 |
Helsinki |
Greenland (Denmark) |
56 854 |
Nuuk (Godthab, Godthåb) |
Iceland |
300,000 |
Reykjavik |
Ireland |
4,500,000 |
Dublin (City) |
Latvia |
2,200,000 |
Riga |
Lithuania |
3,300,000 |
Vilnius |
Northern Ireland (UK) |
1 690 000 |
Belfast |
Norway |
4,900,000 |
Oslo |
Scotland (UK) |
5 200,000 |
Edinburgh – Glasgow |
Sweden |
9,400,000 |
Stockholm |
United Kingdom |
62,200,000 |
London |
Wales (UK) |
2 750 000 |
Cardiff |
Albania |
3,200,000 |
Tirana |
Andorra |
100,000 |
Andorra la Vella |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3,800,000 |
Sarajevo |
Croatia (Hrvatska) |
4,400,000 |
Zagreb |
Cyprus |
1,100,000 |
Nicosia (Lefkosia) |
Gibraltar (UK) |
25 000 |
Gibraltar |
Greece |
11,300,000 |
Athens |
Holy See (Vatican City State) |
1 000 |
Vatican City |
Italy |
60,500,000 |
Rome – Milan (Metro) |
Macedonia, Rep. of |
2,100,000 |
Skopje |
Malta |
400,000 |
Valletta |
Montenegro |
600,000 |
Podgorica |
Portugal |
10,700,000 |
Lisbon |
San Marino |
30,000 |
San Marino |
Serbia |
7,300,000 |
Belgrade |
Slovenia |
2,100,000 |
Ljubljana |
Spain |
47,100,000 |
Madrid |
Turkey |
73,600,000 |
Ankara – Istanbul |
Country |
Population |
Capital City – Largest City |
Austria |
8,400,000 |
Vienna (Wien) |
Belgium |
10,800,000 |
Brussels |
France |
63,000,000 |
Paris |
Germany |
81,600,000 |
Berlin |
Liechtenstein |
40,000 |
Vaduz |
Luxembourg |
500,000 |
Luxembourg |
Monaco |
40,000 |
Monaco |
Netherlands |
16,600,000 |
Amsterdam |
Switzerland |
7,800,000 |
Bern – Zürich |
Countries like Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Georgia are Transcontinental countries as they belong to both Asia as well as Europe.
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