Political Geography
Main article: Politics of Europe See also: List of sovereign states and dependent territories in EuropeThe list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographic or political. The data displayed are per sources in cross-referenced articles. The 27 European Union member states are highly integrated, economically and politically; the European Union itself forms part of the political geography of Europe.
| Flag | Arms | Name | Area (km²) |
Population |
Population density (per km²) |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 28,748 | 2,831,741 | 98.5 | Tirana | ||
| Andorra | 468 | 68,403 | 146.2 | Andorra la Vella | ||
| Armenia | 29,800 | 3,229,900 | 101 | Yerevan | ||
| Austria | 83,858 | 8,169,929 | 97.4 | Vienna | ||
| N/A | Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 9,165,000 | 105.8 | Baku | |
| N/A | Belarus | 207,560 | 9,458,000 | 45.6 | Minsk | |
| Belgium | 30,528 | 11,007,000 | 360.6 | Brussels | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,129 | 3,843,126 | 75.2 | Sarajevo | ||
| Bulgaria | 110,910 | 7,621,337 | 68.7 | Sofia | ||
| Croatia | 56,542 | 4,437,460 | 77.7 | Zagreb | ||
| Cyprus | 9,251 | 788,457 | 85 | Nicosia | ||
| Czech Republic | 78,866 | 10,256,760 | 130.1 | Prague | ||
| Denmark | 43,094 | 5,564,219 | 129 | Copenhagen | ||
| Estonia | 45,226 | 1,340,194 | 29 | Tallinn | ||
| Finland | 336,593 | 5,157,537 | 15.3 | Helsinki | ||
| France | 547,030 | 63,182,000 | 115.5 | Paris | ||
| Georgia | 69,700 | 4,661,473 | 64 | Tbilisi | ||
| Germany | 357,021 | 83,251,851 | 233.2 | Berlin | ||
| Greece | 131,940 | 10,645,343 | 80.7 | Athens | ||
| Hungary | 93,030 | 10,075,034 | 108.3 | Budapest | ||
| Iceland | 103,000 | 307,261 | 2.7 | Reykjavík | ||
| Ireland | 70,280 | 4,234,925 | 60.3 | Dublin | ||
| Italy | 301,230 | 58,751,711 | 191.6 | Rome | ||
| N/A | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 15,217,711 | 5.6 | Astana | |
| Latvia | 64,589 | 2,067,900 | 34.2 | Riga | ||
| Liechtenstein | 160 | 32,842 | 205.3 | Vaduz | ||
| Lithuania | 65,200 | 2,988,400 | 45.8 | Vilnius | ||
| Luxembourg | 2,586 | 448,569 | 173.5 | Luxembourg | ||
| N/A | Republic of Macedonia | 25,713 | 2,054,800 | 81.1 | Skopje | |
| Malta | 316 | 397,499 | 1,257.9 | Valletta | ||
| Moldova | 33,843 | 4,434,547 | 131.0 | Chişinău | ||
| Monaco | 1.95 | 31,987 | 16,403.6 | Monaco | ||
| Montenegro | 13,812 | 616,258 | 44.6 | Podgorica | ||
| Netherlands | 41,526 | 16,318,199 | 393.0 | Amsterdam | ||
| Norway | 324,220 | 5,018,836 | 15.5 | Oslo | ||
| Poland | 312,685 | 38,625,478 | 123.5 | Warsaw | ||
| Portugal | 91,568 | 10,409,995 | 110.1 | Lisbon | ||
| Romania | 238,391 | 21,698,181 | 91.0 | Bucharest | ||
| Russia | 17,075,400 | 142,200,000 | 8.3 | Moscow | ||
| San Marino | 61 | 27,730 | 454.6 | San Marino | ||
| Serbia | 88,361 | 7,120,666 | 91.9 | Belgrade | ||
| Slovakia | 48,845 | 5,422,366 | 111.0 | Bratislava | ||
| Slovenia | 20,273 | 2,050,189 | 101 | Ljubljana | ||
| Spain | 504,851 | 45,061,274 | 89.3 | Madrid | ||
| Sweden | 449,964 | 9,090,113 | 19.7 | Stockholm | ||
| Switzerland | 41,290 | 7,507,000 | 176.8 | Bern | ||
| N/A | Turkey | 783,562 | 74,724,269 | 97 | Ankara | |
| Ukraine | 603,700 | 48,396,470 | 80.2 | Kiev | ||
| United Kingdom | 244,820 | 61,100,835 | 244.2 | London | ||
| Vatican City | 0.44 | 900 | 2,045.5 | Vatican City | ||
| Total | 10,180,000 | 731,000,000 | 70 | |||
Within the above-mentioned states are several de facto independent countries with limited to no international recognition. None of them are members of the UN:
| Flag | Arms | Name | Area (km²) |
Population (1 July 2002 est.) |
Population density (per km²) |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | 8,432 | 216,000 | 29 | Sukhumi | ||
| Kosovo | 10,887 | 1,804,838 | 220 | Pristina | ||
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 11,458 | 138,800 | 12 | Stepanakert | ||
| Northern Cyprus | 3,355 | 265,100 | 78 | Nicosia | ||
| N/A | South Ossetia | 3,900 | 70,000 | 18 | Tskhinvali | |
| N/A | Transnistria | 4,163 | 537,000 | 133 | Tiraspol |
Several dependencies and similar territories with broad autonomy are also found in Europe. Note that the list does not include the constituent countries of the United Kingdom, federal states of Germany and Austria, and autonomous territories of Spain and the post-Soviet republics as well as the republic of Serbia.
| Name of territory, with flag | Area (km²) |
Population (1 July 2002 est.) |
Population density (per km²) |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åland (Finland) | 13,517 | 26,008 | 16.8 | Mariehamn |
| Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 1,399 | 46,011 | 32.9 | Tórshavn |
| Republika Srpska (Bosnia) | 24,857 | 1,439,673 | 57.9 | Banja Luka |
| Gibraltar (UK) | 5.9 | 27,714 | 4,697.3 | Gibraltar |
| Guernsey (UK) | 78 | 64,587 | 828.0 | St. Peter Port |
| Isle of Man (UK) | 572 | 73,873 | 129.1 | Douglas |
| Jersey (UK) | 116 | 89,775 | 773.9 | Saint Helier |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (Norway) |
62,049 | 2,868 | 0.046 | Longyearbyen |
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