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Line 125: − − == Decline of Europe == − − ''See also:'' [[Decline of Europe]] − − Europe, which is [[Secular Europe|less religious than a majority of the world]], has a subreplacement level of births. It is projected to have a population that is 30% less smaller by the end of the century (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref>[https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/total-population-outlook-from-unstat-3/assessment-1#:~:text=The%20greatest%20declines%20occur%20under,30%20%25%20of%20its%20current%20size. Population trends 1950 – 2100: globally and within Europe]</ref> In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that Europe will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ 10 projections for the global population in 2050] By Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Forum, February 3, 2014</ref> − − As time progresses, Europe is becoming more and more less relevant economically (See: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXlsQdaEwXA Why Europe is Becoming Economically Irrelevant]). − − Professor [[John Joseph Mearsheimer]] is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the [[Realist school of international relations|realist school of international relations]] and teaches at the [[University of Chicago]]. Due to Europe's aging population which is projected to shrink and its various current and projected problems, Mearsheimer stated: “Europe doesn't matter anymore. You know, Europe is basically a giant museum.”<ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10989704-europe-doesn-t-matter-anymore-you-know-europe-is-basically-a John J. Mearsheimer > Quotes]</ref> − − For more information, please see: [[Decline of Europe]]
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===Trade===
===Trade===
International and intercontinental trade on a large scale is conducted by nearly all European countries, with the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom among the largest trading nations in the world.
International and intercontinental trade on a large scale is conducted by nearly all European countries, with the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom among the largest trading nations in the world.
==History==
==History==