"How many countries are located in the European partlight? "This question is of interest to many travel enthusiasts, and it is interesting also which of them are the most famous and which are the smallest and inconspicuous on the map? This article will deal with European states and their capitals.
General information
Europe is one of the parts of the world that 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 in the European part of the continentEurasia, 43 countries are located, without Russia. Among them there are large states, such as Germany, France or Poland, and also very tiny ones, among which are Liechtenstein, Andorra, San Marino and others. Russia is not on this list, as it is territorially one part belongs to Europe, and the second to Asia.
European states and their capitals are very diverse:large and not very, with different populations, having a high standard of living and poorly developed. All of them are completely different. Geographically, Europe is divided into parts: South, North, West, East and Central. About each country you can tell a lot of interesting facts, but first of all, it is necessary to get acquainted with their main cities.
Large European states and their capitals
A significant place by area and numberoccupies the eastern part, where 34% of the population of Europe live, the second place is the western side, the third is the south, and the last place is the north. But we should not forget that some organizations also allocate the center of Europe, which includes several countries from different parts.
The major European states and their capitals are:
- In the southern part: Spain (Madrid), Greece (Athens) and Portugal (Lisbon).
- In Northern Europe, there are no large countries, except Sweden (Stockholm), home to 9.6 million people.
- In the Western part, Belgium (Brussels) and the Netherlands (Amsterdam) are on this list.
- Eastern Europe is Ukraine (Kiev), Poland (Warsaw), Romania with the capital Bucharest and the Czech Republic (Prague).
Some of the most important states on the European side are those that are part of the G-7. They include: Germany (Berlin), France (Paris), Great Britain (London), and Italy (Rome).
The most sparsely populated countries, where the number of citizens does not reach and 3 million people, are:
- Montenegro - Podgorica;
- Slovenia - Ljubljana;
- Malta - Valletta;
- Macedonia - Skopje;
- Albania - Tirana;
- Estonia - Tallinn;
- Lithuania - Vilnius;
- Latvia, Riga;
- Iceland - Reykjavik;
- Luxembourg - Luxembourg.
A separate list should be made by the states,where the population does not exceed 100 thousand people, but such few, 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).
The rest of the capitals of European states
The list of countries located in Europe can be continued further. It includes the so-called "middle" 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 and richits historical heritage, traditions and culture. If you are going to go on a trip to Europe, look carefully at the map and draw a route, choosing the countries you want to visit.
