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Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
A European microstate or European ministate is a very small sovereign state in Europe. In modern usage, it typically refers to the six smallest states in Europe by area : Andorra , Liechtenstein , Malta , Monaco , San Marino , and Vatican City (the Holy See ). [ 1 ]
It is Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over 160 square kilometres (62 square miles) and a population of 40,023. [16] It is the world's smallest country to border two countries, [17] and is one of the few countries with no debt. [18] Liechtenstein is divided into 11 municipalities.
Vatican City, the smallest independent country in Europe with 0.49 km 2 (120 acres), is also the smallest in the world. Some academics have suggested defining microstates according to the unique features that are linked to their geographic or demographic smallness.
This is a list of countries and territories in Europe by population density.Data are from the United Nations unless otherwise specified. [1] [2]Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia are each bordered on the north by the Greater Caucasus, and may have some territory north of these mountains and thus in Europe by the most common definition.
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
It is the third smallest country in Europe, after Vatican City and Monaco, and the fifth-smallest country in the world. [ 10 ] The terrestrial ecoregion of Italian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests lies within San Marino's territory. [ 40 ]
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.