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'''Europe''' is the western part of the [[continent]]al landmass of Eurasia, consisting of the general area between the [[Ural Mountains]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]].  With an area of 3,998,000 square miles it ranks as the second-smallest of the continents, but in terms of population (727,000,000 in 2007) it is the third-largest.

'''Europe''' is the western part of the [[continent]]al landmass of Eurasia, consisting of the general area between the [[Ural Mountains]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]].  With an area of 3,998,000 square miles it ranks as the second-smallest of the continents, but in terms of population (727,000,000 in 2007) it is the third-largest.

Long a center of culture, art, philosophy, and government, Europe was the birthplace of democracy; the art and architecture of the Renaissance; the springboard of the great age of exploration; and the beginnings of the industrial age.  Several major empires inhabited the continent: Greece, Rome, Byzantium, the Ottomans, the Holy Roman, the French, the German, and the British each producing great achievements for posterity, as well as sparking wars and conflicts which exist to this day.

Long a center of [[culture]], [[art]], [[philosophy]], and [[government]], Europe was the birthplace of [[democracy]]; the art and architecture of the [[Renaissance]]; the springboard of the great age of exploration; and the beginnings of the industrial age.  Several major empires inhabited the continent: Greece, Rome, Byzantium, the Ottomans, the Holy Roman, the [[French]], the [[German]], and the [[British]] each producing great achievements for posterity, as well as sparking wars and conflicts which exist to this day.

==Land==

==Land==