Europe comprises a large peninsula on the West or the Eurasian land mass. It stretches from the [[Ural]] Mountains in [[Siberia]], in the East to the Western coast of Spain and Portugal in the West. The continent also includes the Islands of [[Great Britain]], [[Ireland]] and[[Iceland]].
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Europe comprises a large peninsula on the West or the Eurasian land mass. It stretches from the [[Ural]] Mountains in [[Siberia]], in the East to the Western coast of Spain and Portugal in the West. The continent also includes the Islands of [[Great Britain]], [[Ireland]] and [[Iceland]]. It is bounded to the North aby the [[Arctic]] Ocean, and to the south by the [[Mediterranean]] sea.
It is home to more than 10% of the worlds population (Around 600,000,000) yet covers only 2% of the land.
It is home to more than 10% of the worlds population (Around 600,000,000) yet covers only 2% of the land.
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Europe is geographically and culturaly very diverse.
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The [[European Union]] comprises 27 seperate states and has the highest GDP of any political entity in the world.
Major countries include [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], and the [[United Kingdom]].
Major countries include [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], and the [[United Kingdom]].