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Europe, the planet's 6th largest continent, includes (46) countries, and a few dependencies, territories and regions. In exacting geographic definitions, Europe is really not a continent, but part of the peninsula of Euroasia. However, (most geographers today) refer to it as an individual continent. Europe is separated from Asia by Russia's Ural Mountains in the east, and the Caspian and Black Seas in the southeast. Europe's highest point is Mt. Elbrus in European Russia at 5,633m, just north of the Georgia/Russian border. Europe's lowest point is on the surface of the Caspian Sea, at 28m below sea level.

Turkey and the Russian Federation are considered a part of both Asia and Europe In recent years some sources now consider them to be more closely aligned with Europe based on their modern economic and political trends. I.E. Both are similar to the former CIS country of Georgia, now included as part of Europe. The same can be said for the island country of Cyprus. In addition, parts of Turkey and Russia are considered a part of Europe, as well as Asia.

Area: 9,938,000 sq km, 3,837,081 sq miles
Population: 727,000,000

Countries guide
Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Netherlands	Ireland Italy Andorra Monaco Estonia Luxembourg	Norway Portugal Sweden Cyprus Turkey Switzerland	Czech-Republic Spain Russia Croatia Hungary Poland

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