Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europe's borders. Physically and geologically, Europe is a subcontinent or large peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia and west of Asia.

Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and–according to the traditional geographic definition–to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea, and the Caucasus Mountains (in Caucasia). Europe's eastern frontier is vague, but has traditionally been given as the divide of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea to the southeast. The Urals are considered by most to be a geographical and tectonic landmark separating Asia from Europe.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,390,000 square kilometres (4,010,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (Asia and Africa are larger) with a population of more than 710,000,000, or about 11% of the world's population.

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FTA_Facilitator (FTA Facilitator) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:30:00 -0000
EU to be "more effective" but needs far-reaching changes: Spanish PM: .< Xinhua >1 (Xinhua) -- The Europe.. http://bit.ly/6eYcd9
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#tourdefrance Brown needs Europe cycling wins: McEwen http://ow.ly/16fJum
TopTourDeFrance (Tour De France News) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:29:32 -0000
#tourdefrance Brown needs Europe cycling wins: McEwen http://ow.ly/16fJum
@Msjbiebs i would but i live in europe ;)
Sk8erDude93 (No idea.) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:29:26 -0000
@Msjbiebs i would but i live in europe ;)
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