Atlas of Europe

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Atlas of Europe
Europe
English Europe
Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,400,000 square kilometres (4,010,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller than Europe is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (after Asia and Africa) with a population of some 710,000,000 or about 11% of the world's population. However, the term continent can refer to a cultural and political distinction or a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europe's precise borders, area, and population.
Deutsch Europa ist das westliche Fünftel der eurasischen Landmasse und wird historisch und kulturell begründet meist als eigenständiger Kontinent betrachtet, obwohl es eigentlich ein Subkontinent ist, der mit Asien zusammen einen Kontinent bildet. Insgesamt hat Europa eine Fläche von etwa 10,5 Millionen Quadratkilometern und ist damit nach Australien der zweitkleinste Kontinent. Dennoch besitzt Europa mit rund 680 Millionen Einwohnern mehr Einwohner als jeweils Australien, Nord- oder Südamerika. Die geografische Ausdehnung erstreckt sich nach gängiger Definition vom Nordmeer und dem Atlantischen Ozean im Norden und Westen bis zum Ural und Mittelmeer im Osten und Süden. Der Kontinent besteht zurzeit politisch aus 46 souveränen Staaten. 27 davon sind Mitglied der Europäischen Union.
français L’Europe est considérée comme un continent ou une partie de l’Eurasie (péninsule occidentale), voire de l’Eurafrasie, selon le point de vue. Elle est parfois qualifiée de « Vieux Continent » (ou d’« Ancien Monde »), par opposition au « Nouveau Monde » (Amériques).
русский Европа — часть света, образующая вместе с Азией материк Евразия (о сухопутной границе Европы смотри Азия).
italiano L’Europa è una penisola, parte occidentale dell'Eurasia. È comunque considerata un continente per motivi culturali. È un continente piccolo la cui superficie misura solo 10.400.000 km² (superiore soltanto all'Australia), popolati tuttavia da 799.000.000 abitanti (statistiche del 2003) che la portano ad essere il terzo continente più popolato (dopo Asia ed Africa), pari dunque ad un ottavo della popolazione mondiale.
Population 710,000,000 inhabitants
Area 10,400,000 km²
Major language(s) German, Russian, English, French, Italian, etc, see: Languages of Europe
Major religion(s) Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism
More information Europe, Geography of Europe, History of Europe and Politics of Europe
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General maps

Location of Europe
Map of Europe with capitals
Map of Europe with capitals and ocean-background
Map of Europe with the names of the countries
Map of Europe without the names of the countries
Europe countries in local languages
Physical map
Physical map
Physical map of Europe
Topography map of Europe
Biogeographical map of Europe
Territories of Europe:
 
Europe
 
Extension into Asia of the continuous territory of a European state
 
Physiographically in Asia or North America but considered European for cultural and historical reasons
Regions of Europe as delineated by the The World Factbook:
 
Northern Europe
 
Western Europe
 
Central Europe
 
Southern Europe
 
Southeastern Europe
 
Southwestern Europe
 
Eastern Europe
Regions of Europe as delineated by de Blij & Muller (2002):

Maps of the history of Europe

The maps of the history of Europe can be found in the Atlas of European history.

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Strabo map of Europe (around the year 1 CE)
Mercator Map of Europe 16th century
Carta Marina of Northern Europe 1539
Ortelius map of Europe 1595
Herman Moll map of Europe 1708
Map of Europe 1798 (issued 1898)
Map of Europe 1905
Map of Europe 1911


Maps of international organizations

European organizations
Council of Europe
European Economic Area
European Union and European Free Trade Association
European Space Agency
EUMETSAT
Eurocontrol

European Free Trade Association

 
EFTA member states
 
former member states, now EU member states
Stability Pact
Central European Free Trade Agreement
Visegrad
the Benelux states
CERN
Central Asian Cooperation Organization
Eurasian Economic Community
Commonwealth of Independent States
 
member state
 
associate member
GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NATO in Europe
NATO Partners
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Arctic Council

Population maps

Countries by growth of population in 2006
Countries by population

Maps of Regions

[[|border|251x400px]] The Baltic States

Maps of seas and rivers

Adriatic Sea
Danube

Language maps

Languages of Europe. Early XXI century
Languages of Europe
Romance languages
Slavic languages
[[|border|251x400px]] Slavic languages
Slavic languages
Baltic and Slavic languages
Ethnic map of the Balkans

Religion maps

Belief in God
Map of European legal systems
[[|border|251x400px]] Sexual emancipation

Economy maps

Countries by GDP
Growth of GDP
Labour productivity
Flat tax
Renewable energy in 2004
Agriculture (Spanish)
Busiest airports
Environmental problems
Time zones
Time zones

Satellite maps

Satellite map
Satellite map

Satirical and unusual maps

Europe in the shape of a queen (16th century)
Europe in the shape of a queen (1570)
Political map of Europe (1848)
Satirical map of Europe (1870)
Satirical map of Europe (1877)
Satirical map of Europe (1884)
Satirical map of Europe (1887)
Satirical map of Europe (1900)
Satirical map of Europe (1914)

Notes and references

General remarks:

  • The WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography on Wikimedia. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references.
  • Every entry has an introduction section in English. If other languages are native and/or official in an entity, introductions in other languages are added in separate sections. The text of the introduction(s) is based on the content of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. For sources of the introduction see therefore the Wikipedia entries linked to. The same goes for the texts in the history sections.
  • Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
  • The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
  • The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.

Entries available in the atlas

General pages
World
Continents and oceans
Themes
Historical eras
States with wide recognition
States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other overseas territories
Country subdivisions
Belgium
China (mainland)
India
Pakistan
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Russia
Other
Disputed subnational territories
Other regions
Cities
Former sovereign states
Former dependencies and overseas territories
Former disputed territories