"How many countries are located in the European part of the world?". This question interests many travel enthusiasts. It is also curious which of them are the most famous, and which are the smallest and inconspicuous on the map? This article will focus on European states and their capitals.
General information
Europe is one of the parts of the world, which is located on the territory of more than 10 million km2. The population is 10% of all people living on Earth and has about 730 million people.
Currently, there are 43 countries on the European part of the Eurasian continent, excluding Russia. Among them there are large states, such as Germany, France or Poland, as well as very tiny ones, including Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino and others. Russia is not included in this list, because geographically, one part of it belongs to Europe, and the second to Asia.
European states and their capitals are very different: large and not very large, with different populations, with a high standard of living and poorly developed. They are all completely different. Geographically, Europe is divided into parts:South, North, West, East and Central. You can tell a lot of interesting facts about each country, but first of all, you should get acquainted with their main cities.
Major European states and their capitals
A significant place in terms of area and number is occupied by the eastern part, where 34% of the population of Europe lives, the second place is the west side, the third is the south, and the last place is the north. But we should not forget that some organizations also highlight the center of Europe, which includes several countries from different parts.
Major European states and their capitals include:
- Southern: Spain (Madrid), Greece (Athens) and Portugal (Lisbon).
- There are no major countries in Northern Europe except Sweden (Stockholm) with 9.6 million people.
- In the Western part, this list includes Belgium (Brussels) and the Netherlands (Amsterdam).
- Eastern Europe is Ukraine (Kyiv), Poland (Warsaw), Romania with the capital Bucharest and the Czech Republic (Prague).
One of the most important states on the European part are those that are included in the "big seven". These include: Germany (Berlin), France (Paris), Great Britain (London), and Italy (Rome).
The most sparsely populated countries with less than 3 million citizens are:
- Montenegro - Podgorica;
- Slovenia-Ljubljana;
- M alta - Valletta;
- Macedonia-Skopje;
- Albania-Tirana;
- Estonia-Tallinn;
- Lithuania-Vilnius;
- Latvia – Riga;
- Iceland - Reykjavik;
- Luxembourg – Luxembourg.
A separate list should include states where the population does not exceed 100 thousand people, but there are few of them, although some of them occupy a rather large area. This includes the isolated Vatican, the Principality of Liechtenstein (Vaduz), the Principality of Monaco (Monaco), the Principality of Andorra (Andorra la Vella) and San Marino (San Marino).
Other capitals of European countries
List of countries located in Europe, we can continue further. It includes the so-called "medium" states, where several million people live. These include:
- Croatia-Zagreb;
- Serbia-Belgrade;
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo;
- Finland-Helsinki;
- Norway-Oslo;
- Denmark - Copenhagen;
- Slovakia - Bratislava;
- Moldova - Chisinau;
- Hungary-Budapest;
- Bulgaria-Sofia;
- Belarus-Minsk;
- Switzerland-Bern;
- Ireland-Dublin;
- Austria-Vienna.
Each country is amazing in its own way and rich in its historical heritage, traditions and culture. If you are going on a trip to Europe, look carefully at the map and plan your itinerary by choosing the countries you want to visit.
