What is a country in Europe?

Armenia and Cyprus politically are considered European countries, though geographically they are located in the West Asia territory. Europe's largest country is Russia (37% of total continent area) and the smallest one is Vatican City, which occupies only a small area in the center of Rome. read more

List of European countries by population present the list of countries, territories and dependencies located in Europe. Transcontinental countries are included if they are members of the Council of Europe. read more

a. ^ Figures include only European portions of transcontinental countries. b. ^ Istanbul is a transcontinental city with about two-thirds of the population residing in the European side. read more