Proper nounSingular Europe Plural - Europe
Derived termsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Europe (pronounced /ˈjɜrəp/, /ˈjʊərəp/) is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast. Europe is washed upon to the north by the Arctic Ocean and other bodies of water, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the Black Sea and the waterways connecting it to the Mediterranean. Yet the borders for Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the term continent can refer to a cultural and political distinction or a physiographic one. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731 million or about 11% of the world's population; however, according to the United Nations (medium estimate), Europe's share may fall to about 7% in 2050. Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is often considered to be the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 17th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. Both World Wars were ignited in Central Europe, greatly contributing to a decline in European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. During the Cold War Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the West and the Warsaw Pact in the East. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which have been expanding eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. My friend & I are planning a trip around Europe (UK-Netherlands-France-It aly-Greece). The boat we plan on taking comes with a medium sized green room growing basic veges & fruits- for personal consumption. I'm unsure of the laws regarding these things- do we need some kind of a permit for our trip? How exactly do they check? Asked by Niki - Wed Feb 4 18:23:53 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Within the European Union - and all of the countries you listed are member states - there are no barriers for plants that I am aware of. In the case of Schengen member countries (not UK, but Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, don't know about Greece) there are no border controls by default. However every country can perform random border checks. Switzerland, which you also want to visit, does have some lax border controls; usually they are content with seeing a passport and they wave you through. Don't know what they will do when presented with a non-EU ID. Same goes for UK borders. Generally the EU is all about the free flow of commerce across its internal borders so I don't think they'll get excited about a bunch of plants. Animals… [cont.] Answered by travelhun - Wed Feb 4 19:25:33 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Europe" Europe is one of the traditional seven political continents, and a peninsular sub-continent of the geographic continent Eurasia. This theme article needs cleanup. Please review , especially the , to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since 2007-02-20.ContentsSourcedDivisions of Europe
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