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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). It occupies nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area. The long processes of history marked it off as the home of a distinctive civilization.
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Europe - Geography, Climate, People: A contrast exists...
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Europe - Migration, Ethnicity, Religion: A scanty population...
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Europe - Geology, Tectonics, Plate Boundaries: The geologic...
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Europe was the first of the world’s regions to develop a...
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2 days ago · The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early European modern humans appear in the fossil record about 48,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era.
1 day ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest Europe news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments.
5 days ago · The latest European headlines and quirky stories. Get a broader perspective through our in-depth reporting from Western Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans.
4 days ago · Explore the grand cities, fairytale-like towns, soaring mountain ranges, and gorgeous beaches of Europe. Find out the top experiences, how long to spend, and more of 30 beautiful places to visit in Europe, from the Dolomites to Santorini.
2 days ago · Stay on top of Europe latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
- DictionaryEu·rope/ˈyo͝orəp/
- 1. a continent in the northern hemisphere, separated from Africa on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and from Asia on the east roughly by the Bosporus, the Caucasus Mountains, and the Ural Mountains. Europe contains approximately 10 percent of the world's population. It consists of the western part of the landmass of which Asia forms the eastern (and greater) part and includes the British Isles, Iceland, and most of the Mediterranean islands. Its recent history has been dominated by the decline of European states from their former colonial and economic preeminence, the emergence of the European Union among the wealthy democracies of western Europe, and the collapse of the Soviet Union with consequent changes of power in central and eastern Europe.
20 hours ago · European Union (EU), international organization comprising 27 European countries and governing common economic, social, and security policies. The EU was created by the Maastricht Treaty, which entered into force on November 1, 1993. The EU’s common currency is the euro.
