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List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe

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The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political. Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European organisations. There are eight entities that are not integral parts of a European state or have special political arrangements.

Boundary of Europe

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Geographical

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Further information: Boundaries between the continents of Earth § Asia and Europe

Under the commonly used geographic definition, the boundary between the continents of Asia and Europe stretches along the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, and the Caspian Sea in the east, the Greater Caucasus range,[1] and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, in the south.[2][3] Based on such a commonly used division of the continents, the transcontinental countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey have territory in both Asia and Europe.

The island of Cyprus in Western Asia is close to Anatolia (or Asia Minor) but is often considered to be a part of Europe and is a member of the European Union. Like Cyprus, Armenia is also entirely in Western Asia but is a member of several European organisations.[4]

Although the Mediterranean Sea provides a clearer divide between Africa and Europe, some traditionally European islands such as Malta, Pantelleria, the Pelagie Islands, and Sicily are actually located on the African Plate.[5] The island of Iceland is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, straddling the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate.[6]

Some territories which are geographically outside of Europe have strong connections with European states. Greenland, for example, has socio-political connections with Europe and is part of the Kingdom of Denmark but is located closer to the continent of North America and is usually grouped with that continent.[7]

Other territories are part of European countries but are geographically located on other continents, such as the French overseas regions,[8] the Spanish autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the coast of Africa,[9] and the Dutch BES islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba in the Caribbean.[10]

Political

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Further information: Council of Europe

The political boundaries of Europe vary with the definition of Europe that is used by different political organizations. For instance, the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights include 46 countries in their definition of Europe. The European Higher Education Area includes 48 countries, and the European Cultural Convention and the European Olympic Committees include 50 countries in their definitions.

Sovereign states

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Further information: Sovereign state
 
Political map of Europe and the surrounding region

A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest.[11] According to the Montevideo Convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.[12]

UN member states and UNGA non-member observer state

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There are 50 sovereign states with territory located within the common definition of Europe and/or membership in international European organisations that are almost universally recognized internationally. All are either member states of the United Nations or non-member observer states at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),[13] and all except Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Vatican City are members of the Council of Europe.[14] 44 countries have their capital city located within Europe, and (as of 2022) 27 of those countries are member states of the European Union, which means that they are highly integrated with one another and share their sovereignty through EU institutions.

Each entry in the list below has a map of its location in Europe. Territory in Europe is shown in dark-green; territory not geographically in Europe is shown in a lighter shade of green. The lightest shade of green represents other states in the EU and is shown on the maps of all territories within the EU.

* = Member of the EU[15]
Flag Map English short, formal names, and ISO
[16][17][18][19] 		Domestic short and formal name(s)
[16][17][18] 		Capital
[19][20][21] 		Population 2021
[22][23] 		Area
[a][24] 		Currency
[19]
 
 
 Albania[b]

Republic of Albania

ALB 		Albanian: Shqipëri / Shqipëria – Republika e Shqipërisë Tirana

Albanian: Tiranë 		2,854,710 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi) Albanian lek
 
 
 Andorra

Principality of Andorra

AND 		Catalan: Andorra – Principat d'Andorra Andorra la Vella

Catalan: Andorra la Vella 		79,034 468 km2 (181 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Armenia[c]

Republic of Armenia

ARM 		Armenian: Հայաստան – Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն (Hayastan – Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun) Yerevan

Armenian: Երևան (Yerevan) 		2,790,974 29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi) Armenian dram
 
 
 Austria*

Republic of Austria

AUT 		German: Österreich – Republik Österreich Vienna

German: Wien 		8,922,082 83,871 km2 (32,383 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Azerbaijan[c]

Republic of Azerbaijan

AZE 		Azerbaijani: Azǝrbaycan – Azǝrbaycan Respublikası Baku

Azerbaijani: Bakı 		10,312,992 86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi) Azerbaijani manat
 
 
 Belarus

Republic of Belarus

BLR 		Belarusian: Беларусь – Рэспубліка Беларусь (Bielaruś – Respublika Bielaruś)

Russian: Беларусь – Республика Беларусь (Belarus' — Respublika Belarus') 		Minsk

Belarusian: Мінск (Minsk)

Russian: Минск (Minsk) 		9,578,167 207,600 km2 (80,155 sq mi) Belarusian rouble
 
 
 Belgium*

Kingdom of Belgium

BEL 		Dutch: België – Koninkrijk België

French: Belgique – Royaume de Belgique

German: Belgien – Königreich Belgien 		Brussels

Dutch: Brussel

French: Bruxelles

German: Brüssel 		11,611,419 30,528 km2 (11,787 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH 		Bosnian: Bosna i Hercegovina

Croatian: Bosna i Hercegovina

Serbian: Босна и Херцеговина 		Sarajevo

Bosnian: Sarajevo

Croatian: Sarajevo

Serbian: Сарајево 		3,270,943 51,197 km2 (19,767 sq mi) Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
 
 
 Bulgaria*

Republic of Bulgaria

BGR 		Bulgarian: България – Република България (Bulgaria – Republika Bulgaria) Sofia

Bulgarian: София (Sofia) 		6,885,868 110,879 km2 (42,811 sq mi) Bulgarian lev
 
 
 Croatia*

Republic of Croatia

HRV 		Croatian: Hrvatska – Republika Hrvatska Zagreb

Croatian: Zagreb 		4,060,135 56,594 km2 (21,851 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Cyprus*[d]

Republic of Cyprus

CYP 		Greek: Κύπρος – Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Kýpros – Kypriakí Dimokratía)

Turkish: Kıbrıs – Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti 		Nicosia

Greek: Λευκωσία (Lefkosía)

Turkish: Lefkoşa 		1,244,188 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Czechia*[e]

Czech Republic

CZE 		Czech: Česko – Česká republika Prague

Czech: Praha 		10,510,751 78,867 km2 (30,451 sq mi) Czech koruna
 
 
 Denmark*[f]

Kingdom of Denmark

DNK 		Danish: Danmark – Kongeriget Danmark Copenhagen

Danish: København 		5,854,240 42,933 km2 (16,577 sq mi) Danish krone
 
 
 Estonia*

Republic of Estonia

EST 		Estonian: Eesti – Eesti Vabariik Tallinn

Estonian: Tallinn 		1,328,701 45,228 km2 (17,463 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Finland*

Republic of Finland

FIN 		Finnish: Suomi – Suomen tasavalta

Swedish: Finland – Republiken Finland 		Helsinki

Finnish: Helsinki

Swedish: Helsingfors 		5,535,992 338,145 km2 (130,559 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 France*

French Republic

FRA 		French: France – République française Paris

French: Paris 		64,531,444 643,427 km2 (248,429 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Georgia[c]

GEO 		Georgian: საქართველო (Sakartvelo) Tbilisi / T'bilisi

Georgian: თბილისი (T'bilisi) 		3,757,980 69,700 km2 (26,911 sq mi) Georgian lari
 
 
 Germany*

Federal Republic of Germany

DEU 		German: Deutschland – Bundesrepublik Deutschland Berlin

German: Berlin 		83,408,554 357,022 km2 (137,847 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Greece*

Hellenic Republic

GRC 		Greek: Ελλάδα – Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Elláda – Ellinikí Dimokratía) Athens

Greek: Αθήνα (Athína) 		10,445,365 131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Hungary*

HUN 		Hungarian: Magyarország Budapest

Hungarian: Budapest 		9,709,786 93,028 km2 (35,918 sq mi) Hungarian forint
 
 
 Iceland

ISL 		Icelandic: Ísland – Lýðveldið Ísland Reykjavík

Icelandic: Reykjavík 		370,335 103,000 km2 (39,769 sq mi) Icelandic króna
 
 
 Ireland*[25][g]

IRL 		English: Ireland

Irish: Éire 		Dublin

Irish: Baile Átha Cliath 		4,986,526 70,273 km2 (27,133 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Italy*

Italian Republic

ITA 		Italian: Italia – Repubblica Italiana Rome

Italian: Roma 		59,240,329 301,340 km2 (116,348 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Kazakhstan[h]

Republic of Kazakhstan

KAZ 		Kazakh: Қазақстан – Қазақстан Республикасы (Qazaqstan – Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy)

Russian: Казахстан – Республика Казахстан (Kazakhstan – Respublika Kazakhstan) 		Astana

Kazakh: Астана (Astana)

Russian: Астана (Astana) 		19,196,465 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,090 sq mi) Kazakhstani tenge
 
 
 Latvia*

Republic of Latvia

LVA 		Latvian: Latvija – Latvijas Republika Riga

Latvian: Rīga 		1,873,919 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein

LIE 		German: Liechtenstein – Fürstentum Liechtenstein Vaduz

German: Vaduz 		39,039 160 km2 (62 sq mi) Liechtenstein franc
 
 
 Lithuania*

Republic of Lithuania

LTU 		Lithuanian: Lietuva – Lietuvos Respublika Vilnius

Lithuanian: Vilnius 		2,786,651 65,300 km2 (25,212 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Luxembourg*

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

LUX 		German: Luxemburg – Großherzogtum Luxemburg

French: Luxembourg – Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg - Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg 		Luxembourg

German: Luxemburg

French: Luxembourg

Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg 		639,321 2,586 km2 (998 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Malta*

Republic of Malta

MLT 		English: Malta – Republic of Malta

Maltese: Malta – Repubblika ta' Malta 		Valletta

Maltese: Valletta 		526,748 316 km2 (122 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Moldova[b]

Republic of Moldova

MDA 		Romanian: Moldova – Republica Moldova Chișinău

Romanian: Chișinău 		3,061,506 33,851 km2 (13,070 sq mi) Moldovan leu
 
 
 Monaco

Principality of Monaco

MCO 		French: Monaco – Principauté de Monaco Monaco

French: Monaco 		36,686 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Montenegro[b]

MNE 		Montenegrin: Црна Гора (Crna Gora) Podgorica

Montenegrin: Подгорица (Podgorica) 		627,859 13,812 km2 (5,333 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Netherlands*[f][i][10]

Kingdom of the Netherlands

NLD 		Dutch: Nederland – Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Amsterdam (capital)

Dutch: Amsterdam

The Hague (seat of government)

Dutch: 's-Gravenhage / Den Haag 		17,501,696 41,543 km2 (16,040 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 North Macedonia[b]

Republic of North Macedonia

MKD 		Macedonian: Северна Македонија – Република Северна Македонија (Severna Makedonija – Republika Severna Makedonija) Skopje

Macedonian: Скопје (Skopje) 		2,103,330 25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) Macedonian denar
 
 
 Norway

Kingdom of Norway

NOR 		Bokmål: Norge – Kongeriket Norge

Nynorsk: Noreg – Kongeriket Noreg 		Oslo

Norwegian: Oslo 		5,403,021 323,802 km2 (125,021 sq mi) Norwegian krone
 
 
 Poland*

Republic of Poland

POL 		Polish: Polska – Rzeczpospolita Polska Warsaw

Polish: Warszawa 		38,307,726 312,685 km2 (120,728 sq mi) Polish złoty
 
 
 Portugal*

Portuguese Republic

PRT 		Portuguese: Portugal – República Portuguesa Lisbon

Portuguese: Lisboa 		10,290,103 92,090 km2 (35,556 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Romania*

ROU 		Romanian: România Bucharest

Romanian: București 		19,328,560 238,391 km2 (92,043 sq mi) Romanian leu
 
 
 Russia[j]

Russian Federation

RUS 		Russian: Россия – Российская Федерация (Rossija – Rossijskaja Federacija) Moscow

Russian: Москва (Moskva) 		145,102,755 17,098,242 km2 (6,601,668 sq mi) Russian rouble
 
 
 San Marino

Republic of San Marino

SMR 		Italian: San Marino – Repubblica di San Marino San Marino

Italian: San Marino 		33,745 61 km2 (24 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Serbia[b]

Republic of Serbia

SRB 		Serbian: Србија – Република Србија (Srbija – Republika Srbija) Belgrade

Serbian: Београд (Beograd) 		7,296,769 88,361 km2 (34,116 sq mi) Serbian dinar
 
 
 Slovakia*

Slovak Republic

SVK 		Slovak: Slovensko – Slovenská republika Bratislava

Slovak: Bratislava 		5,447,622 49,035 km2 (18,933 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Slovenia*

Republic of Slovenia

SVN 		Slovene: Slovenija – Republika Slovenija Ljubljana

Slovene: Ljubljana 		2,119,410 20,273 km2 (7,827 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Spain*

Kingdom of Spain

ESP 		Spanish: España – Reino de España Madrid

Spanish: Madrid 		47,486,935 505,370 km2 (195,124 sq mi) Euro
 
 
 Sweden*

Kingdom of Sweden

SWE 		Swedish: Sverige – Konungariket Sverige Stockholm

Swedish: Stockholm 		10,467,097 450,295 km2 (173,860 sq mi) Swedish krona
 
 
 Switzerland

Swiss Confederation

CHE 		German: Schweiz – Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft

French: Suisse – Confédération suisse

Italian: Svizzera – Confederazione Svizzera

Romansh: Svizra – Confederaziun svizra 		Bern / Berne

German: Bern

French: Berne

Italian and Romansh: Berna 		8,691,406 41,277 km2 (15,937 sq mi) Swiss franc
 
 
 Turkey[h][b]

Republic of Turkey

TUR 		Turkish: Türkiye – Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ankara

Turkish: Ankara 		84,775,404 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi) Turkish lira
 
 
 Ukraine[b]

UKR 		Ukrainian: Украïна (Ukraïna)
 Kyiv

Ukrainian: Київ (Kyiv)
 43,531,422 603,550 km2 (233,032 sq mi) Ukrainian hryvnia
 
 
 United Kingdom[k]

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GBR 		English: United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland London 67,281,039 243,610 km2 (94,058 sq mi) Sterling
 
 
 Vatican City

Vatican City State

VAT 		Italian: Città del Vaticano – Stato della Città del Vaticano

Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae[26] 		Vatican City

Italian: Città del Vaticano 		511 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) Euro

De facto states

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The following five entities in Europe have partial diplomatic recognition by one or more UN member states (and therefore are defined as states by the constitutive theory of statehood) or have no diplomatic recognition by any UN member state but are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood. None are members of the UN, Council of Europe or EU.

Flag Map English common and formal names Status Domestic common and formal names Capital Population[a] Area[a]
 
 
 Abkhazia[c]

Republic of Abkhazia 		Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia. Recognised by five UN member states.[27] Abkhaz: Аҧсны - Аԥсны Аҳәынҭқарра (Apsny - Apsny Ahwyntqarra)

Russian: Абхазия - Республика Абхазия (Abhaziya - Respublika Abkhaziya) 		Sukhumi

Abkhaz: Аҟəа (Akwa)

Russian: Суху́м(и) (Sukhum(i)) 		250,000[28] 8,660 km2 (3,344 sq mi)[29]
 
 
 Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo[16] 		Claimed by Serbia. Has been recognized as sovereign by 104 UN member states.[30] Albanian: Kosova / Kosovë – Republika e Kosovës

Serbian: Косово – Република Косово (Kosovo – Republika Kosovo) 		Pristina[20]

Albanian: Prishtina, Prishtinë

Serbian: Приштина (Priština) 		1,836,529[31] 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)[24]
 
 
 Northern Cyprus[d]

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 		Claimed as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised by Turkey.[32] Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs – Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti North Nicosia

Turkish: Lefkoşa 		294,906[33] 3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi)[24]
 
 
 South Ossetia[c]

Republic of South Ossetia 		Claimed as part of Georgia. Recognised by five UN member states.[27] Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон – Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон (Khussar Iryston – Respublikæ Khussar Iryston)

Russian: Южная Осетия – Республика Южная Осетия (Yuzhnaya Osetiya – Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya) 		Tskhinvali

Ossetian: Цхинвал or Чъреба (Chreba)

Russian: Цхинва́л(и) (Tskhinvál(i)) 		56,000[34] 3,900 km2 (1,506 sq mi)[35]
 
 
 Transnistria / Trans-Dniester

Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic 		Claimed as a territorial unit of Moldova. De facto independent state,[36] recognised by two non-UN states. Romanian: Transnistria – Republica Moldovenească Nistreană

Russian: Приднестровье – Приднестровская Молдавская Республика (Pridnestrov'ye – Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika)

Ukrainian: Придністров'я – Придністровська Молдавська Республіка (Prydnistrovia – Pridnistrovska Moldavska Respublika) 		Tiraspol

Romanian: Tiraspol

Russian: Тираcполь (Tiraspol')

Ukrainian: Тирасполь (Tyraspol) 		347,251[37] 3,500 km2 (1,351 sq mi)[38]

Non-sovereign territories

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Dependent territories

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The following six European entities are dependent territories.[39]

Flag Map English common and formal names[16][19] Legal status Domestic common and formal names Capital[20] Population[31] Area[24]
 
 
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia[d]

Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia 		British Overseas Territory English: Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Greek: Ακρωτήρι και Δεκέλεια – Περιοχές Κυρίαρχων Βάσεων Ακρωτηρίου και Δεκέλειας (Akrotíri ke Dekélia – Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias) 		Episkopi Cantonment

Greek: Φρουρά Επισκοπής (Frourá Episkopís) 		15,700 254 km2 (98 sq mi)
 
 
 Faroe Islands / Faeroe Islands Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark Faroese: Føroyar

Danish: Færøerne 		Tórshavn

Faroese: Tórshavn

Danish: Thorshavn 		54,000 1,393 km2 (538 sq mi)
 
 
 Gibraltar[40] British Overseas Territory English: Gibraltar Gibraltar 29,185 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
 
 
 Guernsey[k]

Bailiwick of Guernsey 		Crown Dependency in right of Guernsey[41][42][43] English: Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey

French: Guernesey – Bailliage de Guernesey

Guernésiais: Guernési – Bailliage de Guernési 		Saint Peter Port

French: Saint Pierre Port

Guernésiais: Saint Pierre Port 		65,849 78 km2 (30 sq mi)
 
 
 Isle of Man[k] Crown Dependency in right of Man[43][44][45] English: Isle of Man

Manx: Mannin – Ellan Vannin 		Douglas

Manx: Doolish 		86,866 572 km2 (221 sq mi)
 
 
 Jersey[k]

Bailiwick of Jersey 		Crown Dependency in right of Jersey[41][42][43] English: Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey

French: Jersey – Bailliage de Jersey

Jèrriais: Jèrri – Bailliage de Jèrri 		Saint Helier

French: Saint-Hélier

Jèrriais: Saint Hélyi 		96,513 118 km2 (46 sq mi)

Areas of special sovereignty

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The following places are considered integral parts of their sovereign state, but have a political arrangement that was decided through an international agreement.

* = A part of the EU, although there may be some special arrangements.
Flag Map English common and formal names Legal status Domestic common and formal names Capital Population Area
 
 
 Åland*[46]

Åland Islands[19] 		Self-governing area of Finland, significant autonomy as the result of the Åland crisis[47] Swedish: Åland – Landskapet Åland Mariehamn[19]

Swedish: Mariehamn 		27,500[48] 6,787 km2 (2,620 sq mi)[48]
 
 
 Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom, devolved government determined by the Good Friday Agreement[49] English: Northern Ireland

Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann

Scots: Norlin Airlann 		Belfast[50] 1,810,863[51] 14,130 km2 (5,456 sq mi)[50]
 
 
 Svalbard[16] Special territory of Norway, determined by the Svalbard Treaty[52] Norwegian: Svalbard Longyearbyen[19][20]

Norwegian: Longyearbyen 		2,019[31] 62,045 km2 (23,956 sq mi)[24]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Area and population numbers include integral areas located outside of Europe. The area and population of states with separatist regions includes that of the separatist regions.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g EU candidate country.
  3. ^ a b c d e Part of the South Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Physiographically, Armenia falls entirely in Western Asia, while Georgia and Azerbaijan are mostly in Asia with small portions north of the Caucasus Mountains divide in Europe.
  4. ^ a b c The island of Cyprus is located on the Cyprian arc on the edge of the Anatolian Plate and is physiographically associated with Asia, but it is part of European organisations such as the EU.
  5. ^ A simpler official short name has been encouraged by the Czech government, "Czechia". By 2017, this variant remains uncommon. Nevertheless, this term has been adopted by several companies and organisations, including Google Maps, instead of the term "Czech Republic". See Name of the Czech Republic.
  6. ^ a b Denmark and the Netherlands are constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of the Netherlands respectively. Both are members of the EU; however, the other constituent countries of their kingdoms are not. In international organisations, the terms Denmark and the Netherlands are often used as short names for their respective kingdoms as a whole.
  7. ^ The terms Republic of Ireland and Poblacht na hÉireann are official descriptions but are not official names.
  8. ^ a b Kazakhstan and Turkey both have territory in both Europe (dark green) and Asia (light green).
  9. ^ The Netherlands is also known as "Holland", but this name properly refers only to a region of the country. See Netherlands (terminology).
  10. ^ Russia is a transcontinental country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, with the vast majority of its population (78%) living within its European part.
  11. ^ a b c d The United Kingdom consists of the countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The UK is responsible for the foreign relations and ultimate good governance of the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey, which are otherwise separate. England, Scotland and Wales make up the island of Great Britain (or simply Britain), which is sometimes used synonymously with the United Kingdom.

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