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2 days ago · Europe, second smallest of the world’s continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia) and occupying nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area.
1 day ago · Physical features of Europe. A contrast exists between the configuration of peninsular, or western, Europe and that of eastern Europe, which is a much larger and more continental area. A convenient division is made by a line linking the base of the peninsula of Jutland with the head of the Adriatic Sea. The western part of the continent clearly ...
4 days ago · Historically, Eastern Europe has been more rural and agricultural, while Western Europe has been more urban and industrialized. Geopolitically, Eastern Europe has been more influenced by Russia, while Western Europe has been more influenced by the United States.
1 day ago · Belgium, country of northwestern Europe. It is one of the smallest and most densely populated European countries, and it has been, since its independence in 1830, a representative democracy headed by a hereditary constitutional monarch. Initially, Belgium had a unitary form of government.
5 days ago · Post-World War II, Europe was divided into two major spheres: the Western Bloc, influenced by the United States, and the Eastern Bloc, influenced by the Soviet Union. The division was symbolized by the Iron Curtain, which separated Western Europe from Eastern Europe.
4 days ago · Referred to as the Big Four of Western Europe, these countries are the most powerful members of the EU. They are the only EU countries individually represented as full members in international forums such as the G7, G8, and G20.
1 day ago · He united most of Western and Central Europe and was the first recognized emperor to rule in the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting impact on Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
