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The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
[5] [6] [7] As of 2015, all European Union member states are representative democracies; however, they do not all have the same political system, with most of the differences arising from different historical backgrounds. Many of the states in the neighbourhood of the European Union are not considered to be "free" by the same criteria. [1]
Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states ( NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons, these are the United States, Russia (the successor of the former Soviet Union ), the United Kingdom, France, and China. Of these, the three NATO members, the United ...
Topography of Europe. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
Excludes annexations that are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Total area is 17,035,650 km2 when including Siberia or North Asia (13,083,100 km2).[ 3] ^ Mainland France (535,261 km2) and Corsica (8,680 km2) comprise European France or Metropolitan France. Total area is 633,109 km2 when including Overseas departments (89,168 km2).[ 5]
Map of the European countries by HDI value in 2022 (includes transcontinental countries). Very high HDI. ≥ 0.920. 0.890–0.919. 0.850–0.889. 0.800–0.849. High HDI. < 0.800. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and a decent ...
Between 0.3 and 1 million. Less than 0.3 million. This list of European countries by population comprises the 51 countries and 5 territories and dependencies in Europe, broadly defined, including Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and the countries of the Caucasus . The most populous European country is Russia, with a population of over 144 million.
Participating nations at the opening ceremony of the 1908 Games in London. Early Games were not clearly documented with respect to participating nations. Competitors from 11 to 16 nation participated in the inaugural 1896 Games, in Athens. Eleven nations ( Australia, Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Sweden ...