Europe
Facts about Europe
Size: 10,180,000 sq km
No. of countries: 50
Population: 738,849,000
- Europe and Asia are parts of the same major landmass -- Europe is separated from Asia by the Ural mountains and the Caspian Sea
- The highest mountain in this continent is Mt. Elbrus
- The Balkan ranges, Pyrenees, Apennines, Cantabrian, and the Dinaric Alps are some of the major mountains in Europe
- Europe is surrounded by water on three sides -- Mediterranean Sea in the south, Atlantic Ocean in the west, and Arctic Ocean in the north
- The world's smallest country, the Vatican City, is in Europe
- Some of the major rivers of Europe include Danube, Elbe, Loire, Oder, Dnieper and Don
- Finland, in Europe, is called the 'Land of Lakes' because melting ice sheets have created a lot of lakes here
- The longest rail route in the world is the Trans-Siberian Rail Route located in Europe which connects St Petersburg in the west and Vladivostok in the east.
- Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark together form the Scandinavian countries
- Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and Albania are together called the Balkan states
- Spain and Portugal form Iberia together
- The Baltic states comprise Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
- Great Britain and Ireland form the two main island groups of Europe
- Ukraine's Steppe region is called the 'Granary of the world' or 'Bread Basket of the world'
- Moscow is called the 'Port of Five Seas' as through its rivers and canals, it connects to five seas
- Maize, barley, rice and oilseeds are the major foodcrops of the continent
- Three-fourth of the world's potatoes grow in Europe
- The Volga is the longest river in Europe
- The second longest river of Europe, the Danube, passes through five capital cities of the
- The major animals of Europe are - hedgehog, roe deer, wild boards, blue tit, the European tree frog
