Geopolitical map of Europe. A map of Europe

Foreign Europe is part of the European mainland and several islands, occupying a total area of about 5 million square meters. km. Approximately 8% of the world's population lives here. Using the map of Foreign Europe by geography, you can determine the size of this region:

from north to south, its territory occupies 5 thousand km;
from east to west, Europe stretched for almost 3 thousand km.

The region has a fairly diverse relief - there are flat and hilly areas, mountains and coastal coasts. Due to this geographical position, various climatic zones are represented on the territory of Europe. Foreign Europe is in a favorable geographical and economic position. It is conventionally divided into four areas:

western;
eastern;
northern;
southern.

Each of the regions includes about a dozen countries.

Rice. 1. Blue color on the map shows Overseas Europe

Having traveled from one end of Europe to the other, you can visit the eternal glaciers and subtropical forests.

Countries of Foreign Europe

Foreign Europe was formed by four dozen countries. There are other countries on the European mainland, but they do not belong to Foreign Europe, but are part of the CIS.

What have we learned?

Foreign Europe is a relatively small area of the European mainland, which includes 40 countries. Most of them have maritime borders, some are located on the islands. The geographical location of European countries in most cases is favorable. Foreign Europe has a connection with the whole world.

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Map of Europe in Russian online interactive

(This map of Europe allows you to switch between different viewing modes. For a detailed study, the map can be enlarged using the “+” sign)

The cities presented in this article are the most romantic in all of Europe. They are very popular among tourists from all over the globe as the best places for romantic trips.

First place, of course, is occupied by Paris with the world-famous Eiffel Tower. This city seems to be thoroughly saturated with subtle aromas of love and French charm. Beautiful parks, old houses and cozy cafes add to the romantic and loving mood. There is nothing more beautiful and wonderful than a declaration of love made on the Eiffel Tower, towering above the brightly shining lights of Paris.

The second place in the list of romantic places went to prim London, or rather, its Ferris wheel - "London Eye". If the Paris weekend did not impress you, then you can add thrills to your relationship with your soulmate by riding a huge "ferris" wheel. But places must be booked in advance, because. there are too many people who want to ride this attraction. Inside, the cabin of the "ferris" wheel is made into a mini-restaurant for two or three people. In addition to a couple in love, i.e. the third person will be the waiter, whose duties include setting the table, serving champagne, chocolate and strawberries. The time spent in the booths takes about half an hour. During this time, a dizzying romantic excursion awaits you.

Third place on the list went to the Greek island of Santorini, which is located near Cyprus. Once this island, together with the rocks surrounding it, was just a volcano. But after a strong eruption, part of the island went under water, and the rest, i.e. crater, and formed the island of Santorini. The island attracts with its unique contrasts of churches and snow-white houses that shine against the backdrop of black volcanic soil and blue sea. In this fabulous place, you feel in seventh heaven with happiness, succumbing to the romantic splendor of Greece.

Interactive map of Europe online with cities. Satellite and classical maps of Europe

Europe is a part of the world located in the northern hemisphere of the Earth (on the continent of Eurasia). The map of Europe shows that its territory is washed by the seas of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The area of the European part of the mainland is more than 10 million square kilometers. Approximately 10% of the world's population (740 million people) lives on this territory.

Satellite map of Europe at night

Geography of Europe

In the 18th century, V.N. Tatishchev proposed to accurately determine the eastern border of Europe: along the ridge of the Ural Mountains and the Yaik River to the Caspian Sea. At present, on a satellite map of Europe, one can see that the eastern border runs along the eastern foot of the Ural Mountains, along the Mugodzhar mountains, along the Emba River, the Caspian Sea, the Kume and Manych rivers, and also along the mouth of the Don.

Approximately ¼ of the territory of Europe falls on the peninsulas; 17% of the territory is occupied by mountains such as the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Caucasus, etc. The highest point in Europe is Mont Blanc (4808 m), and the lowest is the Caspian Sea (-27 m). The largest rivers of the European part of the mainland are the Volga, Danube, Dnieper, Rhine, Don and others.

Peak Mont Blanc - the highest point in Europe

States of Europe

The political map of Europe shows that approximately 50 states are located on this territory. It is worth noting that only 43 states are officially recognized by other countries; five states are located in Europe only partially, and 2 countries have limited recognition or are not recognized at all by other countries.

Europe is often divided into several parts: Western, Eastern, Southern and Northern. Western European countries include Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Liechtenstein, Ireland, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

On the territory of Eastern Europe are Belarus, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania.

Political map of Europe

On the territory of Northern Europe are the Scandinavian countries and the Baltic countries: Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.

Southern Europe is San Marino, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Vatican City, Greece, Andorra, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malta and Slovenia.

Partly in Europe are countries such as Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The unrecognized entities include the Republic of Kosovo and the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic.

Danube river in Budapest

Politics of Europe

In the field of politics, the leaders are the following states of Europe: France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy. To date, 28 European states are part of the European Union - a supranational association that determines the political, trade and monetary activities of the participating countries.

Also, many European countries are part of NATO - a military alliance in which, in addition to European countries, the United States and Canada take part. Finally, 47 states are members of the Council of Europe, an organization that implements programs to protect human rights, protect the environment, and so on.

Events on Maidan in Ukraine

For 2014, the main centers of instability are Ukraine, where hostilities unfolded after Russia annexed Crimea and the events on the Maidan, as well as the Balkan Peninsula, where the problems that arose after the collapse of Yugoslavia have not yet been resolved.

In the East and Southeast (on the border with Asia) border of Europe considered to be the ridge of the Ural Mountains. The extreme points of this part of the world are considered: in the North - Cape Nordkin 71° 08' north latitude. In the south, the extreme point is considered Cape Maroki which is located at 36° north latitude. In the west, the extreme point is considered to be Cape Destiny, located 9 ° 34 'East longitude, and in the east - the eastern part of the foot of the Urals up to about Baidaratskaya Bay, located at 67° 20' East longitude.
The western and northern shores of Europe are washed by the North, Baltic Sea and the Bay of Biscay, and the Mediterranean, Marmara and Azov - deeply cut into from South. The seas of the Arctic Ocean - Norwegian, Barents, Kara, White - wash Europe in the far north. In the southeast, there is the endorheic Caspian Sea-Lake, formerly part of the ancient Mediterranean-Black Sea basin.

Europe is a part of the world, most of which is located in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Strait of Gibraltar separates it from Africa, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles from Asia, the eastern and southeastern conditional border runs along the eastern foothills of the Urals and along the main Caucasian ridge.
Europe as a continent is characterized by the following features. Firstly, it is a large single monolith with Asia, and therefore the division into Europe is more of a historical than physical-geographical nature. Secondly, it is relatively small in area - about 10.5 million square kilometers. (together with the European part of Russia and Turkey), that is, the largest from Canada is only 500 thousand square kilometers. Only Australia is smaller than Europe. Thirdly, a significant part of the territory of Europe consists of peninsulas - the Iberian, Apennine, Balkan, Scandinavian. Fourth, the mainland of Europe is surrounded by fairly large islands (Great Britain, Svalbard, Novaya Zemlya, Iceland, Sicily, Sardinia, etc.), which significantly expand its territory. Fifthly, Europe is the only continent that does not occupy the tropics, which means that the natural diversity of climatic zones and vegetation zones is somewhat lower here.

Europe has been and remains an important macro-region in the political, economic and cultural life of the entire planet.
There are 43 independent states within Europe. They are small and fairly compact in size. The largest states in Europe are France, Spain, Sweden, which occupy an area of 603.7; 552.0; 504.8; 449.9 thousand km2. is a Eurasian power, occupying an area of 17.1 million km2. Only twelve countries have an area from 100 to 449 thousand km2. 19 countries have an area from 20 to 100 thousand km2. The smallest area is occupied by the so-called countries - the dwarfs of the Vatican, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta.
All European countries, with the exception of the Vatican, are members of the United Nations.
For a long time Europe of the XX century. was divided into two parts - East and West. The first included the former so-called socialist countries (Central-Eastern or Central and Eastern Europe), and the second - capitalist (Western Europe). The events of the late 80s and early 90s radically changed the nature of the modern era. The collapse of the socialist system led to the unification of the German lands into a single state (1990), the formation of independent independent states on the territory of the former Soviet Union (1991), the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) in 1992, Czechoslovakia - in 1993 All this should not only be political, but also of great economic importance. Central-Eastern and Eastern Europe, as well as the countries of the Adriatic-Black Sea subregion, are gradually creating a market economy.

A new phase of detente, which began in the late 80s and early 90s of the XX century, created a completely new situation. The idea of a common European home from the Atlantic to the Urals has become an objective reality. Conditions have been created for the existence of various forms of integration in various regions of Europe, including Central-Eastern and Eastern Europe. The first such "swallow" in the conditions of the new Europe was an attempt to create an interstate association back in the early 1990s, which the neighboring states of Austria, Hungary, Italy and the former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia called "Pentagonalia" (now "Octagonal"). This combination of states with different political and socio-economic status has shown that neighboring states have many common problems (environmental protection, energy use, cooperation in the field of culture, scientific and technical progress). After the collapse of the CMEA, a geopolitical vacuum arose in Central-Eastern Europe. The countries are looking for a way out of it in regional and subregional integration. So, in February 1991, the Visegrad sub-regional association arose as part of Poland, Hungary and the former Czechoslovakia, which aimed to accelerate the entry of these countries into pan-European integration processes.

Shores of Europe heavily indented by bays and straits, there are many peninsulas and islands. The largest peninsulas are Scandinavian, Jutland, Iberian, Apennine, Balkan and Crimean. They occupy about 1/4 of the total area of Europe.

The area of the European islands exceeds 700 thousand km2. These are Novaya Zemlya, the archipelago of Franz Josef Land, Svalbard, Iceland, Great Britain, Ireland. In the Mediterranean Sea there are such large islands as Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia.

In the waters washing the shores of European land, transport routes intersect that lead to Africa and America, and also connect the countries of Europe with each other.Europe. In the southeast is the undrained Caspian Sea-lake.

Coast of strongly indented bays and straits , there are many peninsulas and islands .The largest peninsula - Scandinavian , Jutland , Iberian , Apennine , Balkan and Crimea .They occupy about 1/4 of the total area of Europe.

European islands area exceeds 700 km2 .This Novaya Zemlya archipelago of Franz Josef Land , Spitsbergen , Iceland , UK, Ireland .In the Mediterranean, there are such large islands as Corsica , Sicily , Sardinia.

In the waters around the coast of the European land transport cross paths that lead to Africa and America , as well as bind Europe together.

The map of Europe shows the western part of the continent of Eurasia (Europe). The map shows the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Seas washed by Europe: North, Baltic, Mediterranean, Black, Barents, Caspian.

Here is a political map of Europe with countries, a physical map of Europe with cities (capitals of European countries), an economic map of Europe. Most maps of Europe are presented in Russian.

Large map of European countries in Russian

On a large map of European countries, all countries and cities of Europe with capitals are shown in Russian. Highways are marked on a large map of Europe. The map shows the distances between the main cities of Europe. The map of the island of Iceland is placed on the map in the upper left corner. The map of Europe is made in Russian on a scale of 1:4500000. In addition to the island of Iceland, the islands of Europe are marked on the map: British, Sardinia, Corsica, Balearic Islands, Maine, Zeeland Islands.

Map of Europe with countries (Political map)

On the map of Europe with countries, on the political map all the countries of Europe are marked. Countries marked on the map of Europe: Austria, Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vatican, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden and Estonia. On the map, all designations are in Russian. All European countries are marked with their borders and main cities, including capitals. The political map of Europe shows the main ports of the European countries.

Map of European countries in Russian

On the map of European countries in Russian, the countries of Europe, the capitals of European countries, the oceans and seas washing Europe, the islands: Faroe, Scottish, Hebrides, Orkney, Balearic, Crete and Rhodes are marked.

Physical map of Europe with countries and cities.

On the physical map of Europe with countries and cities, the countries of Europe, the main cities of Europe, European rivers, seas and oceans with depths, mountains and highlands of Europe, lowlands of Europe are indicated. The largest peaks of Europe are marked on the physical map of Europe: Elbrus, Mont Blanc, Kazbek, Olympus. The maps of the Carpathians (scale 1:8000000), the map of the Alps (scale 1:8000000), the map of the Strait of Gibraltai (scale 1:1000000) are highlighted separately. On the physical map of Europe, all designations are made in Russian.

Economic map of Europe

Industrial centers are marked on the economic map of Europe. The centers of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy in Europe, the centers of mechanical engineering and metalworking in Europe, the centers of the chemical and petrochemical industries in Europe, the centers of the forest industry, the centers for the production of building materials in Europe, the centers of the light and food industries are plotted. On the economic map of Europe, lands with the cultivation of various crops are highlighted in color. The map of Europe shows mining sites, European power plants. The size of the mining icon depends on the economic value of the deposit.

*The country*	*Capital*	*Population, million people*	*Area, thousand square meters km.*


	Andorra la Vella
	Brussels
Bulgaria
Bosnia and Herzegovina

	Budapest
United Kingdom
Germany

	Copenhagen
Ireland
Iceland	Reykjavik




Liechtenstein
Luxembourg	Luxembourg
Macedonia
	Valletta

Netherlands	Amsterdam
Norway

Portugal	Lisbon
	Bucharest
San Marino	San Marino

Slovakia	Bratislava
Slovenia
Finland	Helsinki

Montenegro	Podgorica

Croatia
Switzerland
	Stockholm