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- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Luxembourg
- England
- Ireland
- France

- Finland
- Iceland
- Norway
- Sweden
- Denmark

- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Germany
- Hungary
- Liechtenstein
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Transylvania
- Switzerland

- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Romania
- Russia
- Ukraine

- Albania
- Andorra
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Greece
- Italy
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Monaco
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Serbia & Montenegro
- Spain
- Turkey
- Vatican City
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Global Guide Traveler.
Europe Destinations Guide for global traveler.
There is much here in Europe for global traveler to enjoy, lets
guide you through a bewildering
array
of diversity and cultures, cosmopolitan cities and spectacular
sceneries.
Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of
Earth which, is more a cultural and political
distinction than a physiographic one, leading to some dispute as to
Europe's actual borders. Physically and geologically, Europe is subcontinent or large peninsula, forming the westernmost part of
Eurasia.
Europe is the world's
second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10 390
000 square kilometres or 2.0% of the Earth's
surface. The only smaller continent is Australia. In terms of
population, it is the third-largest continent (Asia and Africa are
larger) with a population of more than 705,000,000, or about 11% of
the world's population.
Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by
the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Mediterranean and,
according to the traditional geographic definition, by the Caucasus.
Europe's boundary to the east 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 defies easy categorization, with its compact size and complex
history. The following are five European regions: Western Europe,
Northern Europe, Central Europe, Eastern
Europe, Mediterranean Europe.
Western Europe: All the countries of Western Europe are members
of EU and NATO (bar Ireland). All but United Kingdom use Euro
currency. All but Britain and Ireland are members of the Schengen
Agreement, which removes border checkpoints. The notion "Western
Europe" is sometimes confused with the "Western Bloc", which was a
Cold War name for the market economy countries of Europe as opposed
to the Eastern Bloc behind the iron curtain.
Northern Europe: The name Scandinavia come from the Skandage
body of water between Norway, Sweden, and Jutland. The
culture of Scandinavian countries are very close and the languages
mutually intelligible. In writing, the difference between the Danish
and Norwegian languages are not much bigger than the difference
between English and American English, though it will often be harder
in oral conversations.
Central Europe: Ethnically different, the countries of Central
Europe share similar culture and history throughout the ages.
Eastern Europe: Eastern European countries except Bulgaria and
Romania share a common recent history, having been republics of
former Soviet Union. Eastern Europe is sometimes confused with the
Eastern Bloc, which is a Cold War name for communist countries that
were behind the "iron curtain". Eastern Bloc included all the
countries of Eastern Europe, several countries of Central Europe and
individual countries on other continents, particularly in Asia. Only
the Baltic states are members of European Union. Bulgaria and
Romania will join EU in 2007.
Mediterranean Europe: Mediterranean Europe is the name of the region
which encompasses those countries in the South of Europe that are
close to the Mediterranean Sea. They have a common climate, and they
are similar in many ways: culture, food, etc.
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