Europe comprises a large peninsula on the West of 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 Islands of [[Great Britain]], [[Ireland]] and [[Iceland]] are also considered to be part of Europe. It is bounded to the North by the [[Arctic]] Ocean, and to the south by the [[Mediterranean]] sea.
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[[Image:Europe_Map.gif|thumb|300 px|Europe is shown here in green]]
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Europe comprises a large peninsula at the west of the Eurasian land mass.
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It stretches from the [[Ural]] Mountains in [[Siberia]] on the east, to the western coast of Spain and Portugal. The islands of [[Great Britain]], [[Ireland]] and [[Iceland]] are also considered to be part of Europe. It is bounded to the north by the [[Arctic]] Ocean, and to the south by the [[Mediterranean]] Sea.
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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.
Europe is geographically and culturally very diverse.
Europe is geographically and culturally very diverse.
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Major countries include [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Russia]] and the [[United Kingdom]].
Major countries include [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Russia]] and the [[United Kingdom]].