Proper nounSingular Europe Plural - Europe
Derived termsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Europe (/ˈjʊərəp/) 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 the 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 ignited in Europe greatly contributing to a decline in 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  girlsguidetobeer.blogspot.com Melissa Cole Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:24:00 GM Well, somehow before Christmas I missed the announcement that Stone was contemplating opening a brewery in . Europe. , so I thought rather than just re-hashing the news (given that most of you have probably already heard) I thought I'd ...  travelsentry.blogspot.com Gerry Davidson Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:35:00 GM But according to reports from the Associated Press, most . European. airports do not appear to be following the new U.S. initiatives for increased security screening of passengers from the 10 countries of interest and the four nations ...  artgoldhammer.blogspot.com Arthur Goldhammer Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:26:00 GM Both are thinking about . Europe's. need to diversify its long-term energy supply. Here is Hillary: What are we doing to work with . Europe. so that they will come up with a common policy through the EU on their own energy needs? ... From Google Blog Search: "Europe"
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 news.google.com CIT Magazine AstraZeneca's Caroline Strachan is to head the advisory board of the newly created National Business Travel Association (NBTA) Europe . ... NBTA Launches European Organization Business Travel News NBTA, Partners Create NBTA Europe Management.travel all 20 news articles » news.google.com Mom's Word (blog) In Spanish tradition, on the day of January 6, three of the Kings: Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, representing Europe , Arabia, and Africa, ... and more » news.google.com TheCarConnection.com (blog) In Europe , the 2011 Buick Regal is badged as an Opel Insignia and is available in a number of different ... Buick Regal GS Concept - 2010 Detroit Inside Line all 18 news articles » From Google News Search: "Europe"  adrianchapman.com 720px x 800px | 169.00kB [source page] Political Map of Europe in the year 1991 Back to the Map Room index page  hotel-room-in.com 375px x 260px | 20.90kB [source page] round Eastern Europe is much more extreme with freezing winters and sweltering summers Southern Europe has the most pleasant climate with mild winters and long warm dry summers  crap-ton.com 2448px x 3264px | 2600.00kB [source page] 12 51 2 5M Julie King Europe 20 > 04 Aug 2007 12 52 2 6M Julie King Europe 20 > 04 Aug 2007 12 52 2 8M Julie King Europe 20 > 04 Aug 2007 12 52 2 7M Julie King Europe 20 > 04 Aug 2007 12 52 2 6M Julie King Europe 20 > 04 Aug 2007 12 52 2 7M Julie King Europe 20 > 04 Aug 2007 12 53 2 7M Julie King Europe 20 > From Yahoo Image Search: "Europe" Where in Europe can my boyfriend and I go to a medieval banquet? Q. We love history and have our own costumes. He will be 50, and I will be 40, so we are planning the trip in between the two (only 3 weeks apart). Any help from travelers would be great. We both stay in Scotland and have been to banquets all over the UK, but for our birthdays, want to spread our wings. (please only Europe suggestions) Where we can wear our own costumes. Thanks :) Asked by scottish_lass - Tue Nov 11 21:45:35 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Ireland. Bunratty and Knappogue Castles both do mediaeval banquets. Answered by Orla C - Wed Nov 12 02:50:20 2008 How is Europe going to affect uk inflation in the near future? Q. EU-15s inflation is 1.8% according to OECD. Does inflation in europe and other economic factors in EU affect CPI inflation in UK? if so, what are these other factors and how might they shape our consumer prices? Asked by hazelmarie - Fri Oct 26 14:36:32 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. The main reason why European inflation can affect UK inflation is due to the mass trade in goods between countries leading to interdependency. Basically if prices in European good rise these increase prices will be translated in the UK market when these goods are exported there. As a result UK consumers arent pressured to keep low prices by low priced imports and thus this gives them more room to "breathe" in terms of the prices they charge consumers. As a result higher EU inflation will lead to UK inflation because UK producers no longer have to keep prices as low to compete with imports or indeed with exporting their goods in the EU market Answered by Anita A - Fri Oct 26 15:52:00 2007 How much money to backpack through europe?
Q. I just got back from Costa Rica, and have decided that my trip for next summer will be Europe, one of my best friends lives there and I met many new friends from there in Costa Rica. I'm planning on doing Amsterdam, Spain, England, Rome, Denmark, and possibly one more country. I plan to make the trip 8 weeks. How much money do you think is necessary to have an enjoyable time? Asked by J - Wed Aug 26 16:31:27 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. 2 months is lots of time :) may be about 3000 euro depends on what u do where u sleep and so on. Answered by Ana - Wed Aug 26 16:45:48 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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