European (and neighbours') borders as of 2015.
The European continent is a continent composed of the westernmost peninsula of the Eurasian continent (not to be confused with Eurasia), bordered by Asia to the east beyond the Ural mountains as well as the Caucasus and the Bosporus, by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and by Africa to the south, separated by the Mediterranean Sea. To the north is the Arctic Sea, with Europe being one of the most northern continents in the world.
The second smallest continent through area (measuring only ten million sq km), Europe is extremely densely populated, with a population of slightly over a billion inhabitants, roughly equally divided throughout the continent, albeit Central Europe is the most densely populated of all the subregions. Of Europe's approximately 30 countries, the largest one by size and population within Europe is the Eurasian Union, albeit when considering "Commonwealths" the size is heavily disputed depending on the population by different nations.
Europe is the birthplace of what is known as Western culture. Historically, the colonial supremacy of the European continent in between the sixteenth and twentieth century has led to Europe overdoing in prosperity. Europe, with 11% of the population, has roughly a quarter to a third of the world's gross domestic product. Of the world's highest ten nations by human development index, six are located in Europe.
Political Division[]
The Council of Europe, an advisory body to which all European nations and some non-European observers belong to, recognises thirty independent and sovereign states within the European continent. These are
| Nation | Capital | Official Language(s) | Form of Government | GDP per capita (PPP, OTL 1990 dollars) | Human Development Index | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kingdom of Albania |
Tirana | Albanian | Parliamentary Monarchy | 22,310 | 0.845 | 4.115 million |
 Principality of Andorra |
Andorra La Vella | Catalan | Parliamentary triarchy | 43,500 | 0.9 | 87,000 |
 Kingdom of Belgium |
Brussels | Walloon, Flemish | Federal parliamentary monarchy | 47,500 | 0.921 | 9.5 million |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Sofia | Bulgarian | Semi-constitutional monarchy | 27,000 | 0.851 | 5.35 million |
 Czechoslovak Federal Republic |
Prague | Czech, Slovak | Federal parliamentary republic | 34,000 | 0.882 | 12.15 million |
 Kingdom of Denmark |
Copenhagen | Danish | Parliamentary monarchy | 48,000 | 0.932 | 5.2 million |
 Eurasian Union |
Saint Petersburg | None (de jure) | Confederal parliamentary monarchy | 34,750 | 0.885 | 514 million |
 Faroe Republic |
Tórshavn | Faroese | Parliamentary republic | 37,000 | 0.912 | 53,000 |
 French Republic |
Paris | French (regional languages recognised) | Parliamentary diarchy | 43,500 | 0.913 | 78 million |
 German Empire |
Frankfurt | German | Parliamentary federal monarchy | 50,310 | 0.922 | 97.35 million |
 Kingdom of Greece |
Constantinople | Greek | Parliamentary monarchy | 28,215 | 0.877 | 17.42 million |
| File:-Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg.png Kingdom of Hungary | Budapest | Hungarian | Parliamentary monarchy | 35,200 | 0.893 | 14.12 million |
 Republic of Iceland |
Rejkavik | Icelandic | Semi-direct democracy | 47,300 | 0.923 | 197,000 |
 Italian Federation |
Rome | Italian | Parliamentary federal monarchy | 32,500 | 0.862 | 76.3 million |
 Kingdom of Ireland |
Dublin | English, Irish | Parliamentary Monarchy | 42,000 | 0.912 | 6.317 million |
 Principality of Liechtenstein |
Vaduz | German | Parliamentary Monarchy | 112,000 | 0.93 | 37,000 |
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
Luxembourg | Louxembourgish | Parliamentary Monarchy | 113,000 | 0.901 | 573,000 |
 Republic of Malta |
Valletta | Maltese | Presidential Republic | 33,000 | 0.842 | 75,000 |
 Principality of Montenegro |
Cetinje | Montenegrin, Serbian | Parliamentary Monarchy | 20,100 | 0.810 | 715,000 |
 Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Amsterdam, The Hague | Dutch | Parliamentary Monarchy | 48,500 | 0.929 | 15.42 million |
 Kingdom of Norway |
Oslo | Norwegian | Parliamentary Monarchy | 70,300 | 0.944 | 5.115 million |
 Polish Republic |
Warsaw | Polish | Parliamentary Republic | 33,000 | 0.870 | 35.715 million |
 Kingdom of Romania |
Bucharest | Romanian | Parliamentary Monarchy | 25,000 | 0.840 | 15.21 million |
 Republic of San Marino |
Dogana | Italian | Parliamentary Republic | 39,000 | 0.890 | 32,000 |
 Kingdom of Serbia |
Belgrade | Serbian | Parliamentary Monarchy | 24,100 | 0.820 | 7.4 million |
 Kingdom of Sweden |
Stockholm | Swedish | Parliamentary Monarchy | 49,100 | 0.924 | 9.01 million |
 Swiss Confederation |
Bern | German, French, Italian, Romansch | Federal directorial republic with elements of direct democracy | 58,000 | 0.935 | Eight million |
 Union of Free Iberian Territories |
Madrid | Spanish, minority languages co-official | Confederalist/platformist confederation | 36,000 | 0.887 | 48 million |
 United Kingdom of Great Britain |
London | English | Parliamentary federal monarchy | 42,000 | 0.911 | 76 million |
 State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs |
Zagreb | Slovene, Croat, Serbian | Confederal Republic | 26,500 | 0.856 | 10.2 million |
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Besides these nations, there is also the territory of Neutral Moresnet, sometimes considered an independent republic, as well as the Republic of Greenland, which is technically in North America but tied culturally to Denmark. The Holy See is rarely also considered a thirty-third state in Europe.