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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The Emblematic Monastery of Batalha http://trifter.com/europe/portugal/the-emblematic-monastery-of-batalha/
101lourdes (lourdes witt) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:41:46 -0000
The Emblematic Monastery of Batalha http://trifter.com/europe/portugal/the-emblematic-monastery-of-batalha/
#2010Predictions @nkotb coming back to europe/germany!
jons_only_one (Janette,called Nette) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:41:40 -0000
#2010Predictions @nkotb coming back to europe/germany!
Police better catch that guy alive http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8435857.stm
finnstrip (finn strip) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:41:09 -0000
Police better catch that guy alive http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8435857.stm
Samsung Corby Pop to be called Samsung C3510 Genoa in Europe - TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos http://bit.ly/58a981
SamuraiMobile (Mark Honda) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:41:05 -0000
Samsung Corby Pop to be called Samsung C3510 Genoa in Europe - TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos http://bit.ly/58a981
shooting in Espoo :s http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/31/finland.shooting.shopping.mall/index.html?eref=edition
Flutra (Flutra) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:40:53 -0000
shooting in Espoo :s http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/31/finland.shooting.shopping.mall/index.html?eref=edition
News: News Analysis: With Greece Teetering, the Worst May Not Be Over for Europe http://bit.ly/8O1SsD
UsHour (UsHour) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:40:46 -0000
News: News Analysis: With Greece Teetering, the Worst May Not Be Over for Europe http://bit.ly/8O1SsD

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