Topic outline of Europe

:"For a more comprehensive list, see the List of Europe-related topics."

Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth. The westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, it is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southeast by the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea and the waterways connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. To the east, Europe is generally divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, and by the Caspian Sea.cite web|last=Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2007|title="Europe"|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570768/Europe.html|accessdate=2007-12-27]

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface. Of Europe's 48 countries, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa with a population of 710,000,000 or about 11% of the world's population. However, Europe's borders, and population are in dispute, as the term "continent" can refer to a cultural and political distinction or a physiographic one.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Europe:

Geography of Europe

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Regions of Europe

* Central Europe
* Eastern Europe
* Northern Europe
* Southern Europe
* Western Europe

* United Nations geoscheme for Europe

Countries of Europe

: "Main article: List of European countries"

* Coats of arms of Europe
* Flags of Europe
* List of European countries by GDP PPP
* List of European countries by population
* European microstates
* Monarchies in Europe

Geographic features of Europe

* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
* List of islands of Europe
* List of rivers of Europe

Demography of Europe

: "Main article: Demographics of Europe"

* Aging of Europe

History of Europe

: "Main article: History of Europe"

* Events preceding World War II in Europe
* Powder keg of Europe

History by country

History by field

* Military history of Europe

History by region

* History of Central Europe

Culture of Europe

: "Main article: Culture of Europe"

* European people
* Etiquette in Europe
* Religion in Europe
** Islam in Europe
** Christianity in Europe
** Hinduism in Europe
* World Heritage Sites

The Arts in Europe

Sports in Europe

Ecology of Europe

: "Main article: Ecology of Europe"

* Fauna of Europe

Economy of Europe

: "Main article: Economy of Europe

Education in Europe

* European studies

Governments of Europe

* Council of Europe
* European Union
** List of European Union-related topics

Infrastructure of Europe

* Wind power in Europe

Politics of Europe

: "Main article: Politics of Europe"

* Capital punishment in Europe * Conflicts in Europe
* European integration
* Political parties in Europe
* Pan-Europeanism
* Pirate radio in Europe

Europe lists

: "Main article: List of Europe-related topics"

* List of newspapers in Europe
* List of radio stations in Europe
* List of television stations in Europe

References

See also

* Continent

External links

* from Wikitravel
* "Europe". " [http://www.columbiagazetteer.org/ The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online] ". 2005. New York: Columbia University Press.
* [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=13266 Europe at Night] Dead link|date=February 2008 at NASA Earth Observatory
* [http://www.coe.int/ Council of Europe]
* [http://europa.eu/ European Union]