Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe.Source unless otherwise specified: Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note. As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only. Inland water is included in area numbers.
Relative sizes
European countries vary in area over many orders of magnitude, ranging from Russia which covers almost of territory within Europe, to Vatican City, which has a total area of less than :
List of European countries and dependencies by area Figures are from the United Nations unless otherwise specified.
Country or dependency%totalEurope area mi2 – 100% 1 39.5% 2 6.0% 3 5.4% 4 5.0% 5 4.4% 6 3.8% 7 3.6% 8 3.4% 9 3.1% 10 3.0% 11 2.4% 12 2.4% 13 2.1% 14 1.5% 15 1.3% 16 1.1% 17 1.0% 18 0.9% 19 0.9% 20 0.8% 21 0.8% 22 0.8% 23 0.7% 24 0.7% 25 0.6% 26 0.6% 27 0.5% 28 0.5% 29 0.5% 30 0.4% 31 0.4% 32 0.4% 33 0.3% 34 0.3% 35 0.3% 36 0.3% 37 0.2% 38 0.2% 39 0.1% – 0.1% 40 0.08% – 41 0.03% 42 0.03% – (Finland) 0.02% – (Denmark) 0.01% – (UK) 0.006% 43 0.005% 44 0.003% 45 0.002% – (UK) 0.001% – (UK) 0.001% 46 0.001% – (UK) 0% 47 0% 48 0% – (Denmark) 0% 49 0% 50 0% – 0% – 0% – 0% 3,355 1,295 – (UK) 0%
Definition Europe and Asia are contiguous with each other; thus, the exact boundary between them is not clearly defined, and often follows historical, political, and cultural definitions, rather than geographical.
Map of Europe, showing one of the most commonly used continental boundaries
Legend:
Blue = Contiguous transcontinental countries Green = Sometimes considered European due to culture, politics, economy and history, but geographically outside Europe's boundaries
See also Area and population of European countries List of countries and dependencies by area List of European countries by population European microstates
Notes
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