Europe

Europe is the sixth largest continent on Earth with an area of approximately 10,000,000 square kilometers (3,900,000 square miles). It is the third largest continent in population with over 720,000,000 people. By definition, it is technically not a continent, as it is part of the larger Eurasian landmass. The eastern border between Europe and Asia is formed by the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea. Europe also extends to the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.

In the last 50 years, Europe has begun a unifying process, which in its current form is known as the European Union and consists of 27 countries.

List of Countries and Capitals

Name	Capital	Currency	Population 2005 (Thousands)
Albania	Tirana	Lek	3,130
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Euro	67
Austria	Vienna	Euro	8,189
Belarus	Minsk	Belarusian rouble	9,755
Belgium	Brussels	Euro	10,419
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	convertible mark	3,907
Bulgaria	Sofia	Lev	7,726
Croatia	Zagreb	Kuna	4,551
Cyprus	Nicosia	Cypriot pound	835
Czech Republic	Prague	Czech koruna	10,220
Denmark	Copenhagen	Danish krone	5,431
Estonia	Tallinn		1,330
Finland	Helsinki	Euro	5,249
France	Paris	Euro	60,496
Germany	Berlin	Euro	82,689
Greece	Athens	Euro	11,120
Hungary	Budapest		10,098
Iceland	Reykjavik		295
Ireland	Dublin	Euro	4,240
Italy	Rome	Euro	58,093
Latvia	Riga		2,307
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Swiss Franc	35
Lithuania	Vilnius		3,431
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Euro	465
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of	Skopje		2,034
Malta	Valletta		402
Moldova	Chisinau		4,206
Monaco	Monaco	Euro	35
Montenegro	Podgorica	Euro
Netherlands	Amsterdam The Hague (seat of govt.)	Euro	16,299
Norway	Oslo	Norwegian Krone	4,620
Poland	Warsaw		38,530
Portugal	Lisbon	Euro	10,495
Romania	Bucharest		21,711
Russia	Moscow	Ruble	143,202<ref>Mostly in European Russia.
San Marino	San Marino	Euro	28
Serbia	Belgrade		10,503
Slovakia	Bratislava		5,401
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Euro	1,967
Spain	Madrid	Euro	43,064
Sweden	Stockholm	Swedish krona	9,041
Switzerland	Bern	Swiss Franc	7,252
Turkey	Ankara		73,193
Ukraine	Kiev		46,481
United Kingdom	London	Pound sterling	59,668
Vatican City	Vatican	Euro