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The countries of
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
can be ordered by their geographical area. As a
continent A continent is any of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven geographical regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven ...
, Europe's total geographical area is about 10.18 million square kilometres.
Transcontinental countries This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacent ...
are ranked according to the size of their European part only. The 14 countries marked with an asterisk (*) are transcontinental. Only
sovereign state A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a polity, political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defin ...
s are considered. Inland water is included in area numbers.


Table


Definition

Europe and Asia are contiguous with each other; thus, the exact boundary between them is not clearly defined, and often follows historical, political, and cultural definitions, rather than geographical. Map of Europe, showing one of the most commonly used continental boundaries Legend:
Blue = Contiguous transcontinental countries
Green = Sometimes considered European but geographically outside Europe's boundaries


Range

The area of European countries varies widely, over several
orders of magnitude An order of magnitude is an approximation of the logarithm of a value relative to some contextually understood reference value, usually 10, interpreted as the base of the logarithm and the representative of values of magnitude one. Logarithmic dis ...
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See also

* Area and population of European countries *
List of African countries by area Below is a list of all countries in Africa, in order of geographical area. Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa overall, with The Gambia ...
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List of Asian countries by area Below is a list of all the Asian countries and territories, in order of geographical area. Asia's total geographical area is 44,526,316 km². Note: Some of these countries are transcontinental or have part of their territory located in a con ...
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List of European countries by population This list of European countries by population comprises the 51 countries and 6 territories and dependencies in Europe, broadly defined, including Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and the countries of the Caucasus. The most populous European country ...
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List of North American countries by area Below is a list of all the North American countries, in order of geographical area. North America's total geographical area is 24,500,995 km2. Countries Territories These territories, also located in North America, are not sovereign nation ...
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List of Oceanian countries by area Below is a list of all the Oceanian countries, in order of geographical area. Oceania's total geographical area is 2 (including the Oceania part of Indonesia). Countries Note: Indonesia is considered a transcontinental country, the majority ...
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List of South American countries by area Below is a list of all the South American countries, in South America of geographical area. South America's total geographical area is 17,732,850 km² or 6,846,692 mi². Countries Territories These territories, also located in South America ...


Notes


References

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Area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape A shape or figure is a graphics, graphical representation of an obje ...
European countries The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the regions of Europe, various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political. Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, ...
Area Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape A shape or figure is a graphics, graphical representation of an obje ...