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European Facts
Europe is a fascinating continent with a colourful history and a wide range of different cultures and peoples. It’s no wonder then that this is also a continent that can surprise you with many colourful European facts. Here we will look at ten European facts that illustrate what makes Europe such an amazing continent.
1.Europe is the second smallest continent in the world
Of the seven continents in the world, Europe comes in at the second smallest and is roughly 4 million square miles.
2.Europe is the third most populace continent
Despite this it is highly populated behind only Africa and Asia and is home to 700 million people. A bit over crowded!
3.The smallest country in Europe is small enough that you can walk across it in less than an hour
One of the most interesting European facts is that the Vatican City in Rome is actually considered its own country despite being smaller than most universities.
4.Europe was named after a Greek myth
The name Europe it is believed comes from the Phoenician Princess ‘Europa’ from Greek mythology – one of the lesser known European facts!
4.Europe was once more than 80% forest
Though sadly today it is only 3 percent.
5.Europe is home to the ten most ‘charitable’ countries in the world
In terms of the amount of money given to charities the ten most ‘generous’ countries are all situated in Europe.
6.Members of the EU can cross between borders with no passport
Thanks to European integration passport control has been abolished between the borders of EU countries – so they can go on holiday with no inspections and even move home freely between member states.
7.Paris is the largest city in Europe
Paris is the largest city in Europe and has a population of around 10 million. This puts it as being larger than London or Moscow.
8.There is no desert in Europe
One of the fun European facts that few people are aware of is that there is not one desert in Europe.
9.Europe is thought to include the forerunner of Western culture
Ancient Greece was believed to have been the progenitor of Western culture and civilisation as we know it, and was home to many sculptors and artists. It was then largely thanks to the Roman empire that this culture was spread around the rest of the world.
Try these European facts on your friends and you will likely find they are surprised to learn a lot of things they probably didn’t know about Europe. However being as large as it is, there are many more amazing European facts if you take some time to look for them, and these might surprise you too!
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This post was written by admin on January 2011
Thanks for letting us know these european facts. However, how can you say it is a crowded continent? I wouldn’t call it crowded.
Other european facts would also be welcome. I will subscribe to this blog.
Some of these European facts I knew because I live in a country from Europe.
What I haven’t known from these European facts, and impressed me was that the first 10th countries more charitable in the world are from Europe.
Great job!
People will hear more good things about our continent.
I believe that European facts help us to make a better impression about Europe.
I love to hear good European facts about my continent. Moreover, I want to add one more thing in this European facts list.
Here you said that Europe is home to 700 million people and it’s a bit over crowded.
But did you know that Europe has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world? Hehe
I am from Canada and I have never visited Europe.
It was exciting to read this list of European facts and I am surprised to hear that one of my favorite cities from Europe is actually the biggest city from continent.
Actually these European facts have made me want to visit Europe and discover more about it.
Hope you will add more interesting European facts so we can find more information about Europe.
Europe was named after a Greek myth ? WoW that is interesting.
It was sad for me reading these European facts and hearing that from 80% forest now remaining just 3%.
Why people want to destroy the nature?
Anyway, this list of European facts made me found one good thing that I liked most: that there is no desert in Europe. I’m saying this because I like being surround by nature.
Maybe someday we can add in this European facts list that the percentage of European forest has grown!
Always a pleasure to read european facts. If you have more, bring them on.
Like Rich, I am surprised by one of these european facts. By the fact that europe was named after a greek myth, to be more precise. It’s such a pleasure finding out interesting european facts.
Umm… These European facts are really interesting. I hadn’t known one thing from this list of European facts:
that you can walk across the smallest country from Europe in less than an hour. It was surprising for me finding this. But how small is it that you can do it so quickly?
I shared these European facts with one of my friends who is studying Geography.
After that he told me that the European facts I had said were very helpful because at the exam he had actually had one subject about Europe.
So these European facts are not just interesting and amazing but also helpful.
Didn’t know that Paris is the biggest city in Europe. European facts are fun to know. If you know more, share them with us.
By the way, you should make a top 100 european facts for users to know… what do you think?
Lucky us we don’t have any desert around. Although we are not too far from growing some. The climate change is a really big issue nowadays.
More european facts about the climate would be great. Thank you.
With these European facts we can discover things that we hadn’t known before.
European facts make us think more about what they are trying to say. Like the fact who says that the forest percentage has dramatically decreased.
Maybe these European facts can also make us understand that we can’t play with continent resources or destroy them.
Europe going from 80% forest to only 3% is quite a jump.
Europe is a great country to visit. I loved my time spent there. These are great facts for everyone to know and read. I never knew until now that Europe has no desert. Learn something new each and every day.
Just 9 european facts? We want more. These european facts you posted were very interesting. But I do, however, not agree with some of them. At least my school taught me different things from some european facts you have mentioned. Maybe I knew wrong.
I knew all of these european facts. That’s because I love geography. If you want to know many european facts, just buy an europe atlas. Or any book about europe will do just fine. Books are still able to provide a lot of information.
These European facts are great. I hadn’t known all of them.
Just like everybody said from this list of European facts I find interesting the fact that Europe was named after a Greek princess. I’m imagining that she was very beautiful :D
After reading this article about European facts I also read the comments.
Like denis I also want to add something at this European facts list about the number of population, that birth rates are stagnant. Is that because of fertility?
I’m kind of worried thinking that someday people might disappear from the planet.
There are a lot of other European facts that you haven’t mentioned yet or they need to be discovered. Europe has a lot of things to show. In my opinion is the greatest continent on the planet. I hope that you will post others interesting European facts soon. People must learn more about this amazing continent.
These European facts are interesting.
There are a lot of European facts because the continent contains so many countries of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Hope to add more and let us know more about Europe.
Till then Let me say a funny fact about Europe. The longest name for a town is located in Wales and named, Llanhyfryddawelllehyn-afolybarcudprindanfygy-thiadtrienusyrhafnauole. ^^
Ohh these European facts are very nice. I hadn’t known some of them…
Funny European facts were said by commentators like Lisa above.
It’s a very funny fact but did you know that this name means “quiet beautiful village and a historic place with a rare kit under threat from wretched blades”?
But why the hell they put this name for that town? :/
It is amazing to know that you can walk across the smallest country in an hour. Can anyone tell me its name? I just am finding that odd right now. These are good facts to know and are all very interesting.
I did not know that Europe was named after a myth. I wonder if anyone can tell me what myth it was named after?
I am also amazed that it only takes an hour to cross the smallest country. These are all great facts to know about Europe.
Some European facts I had already known. I hadn’t known that Europe was named after a Greek princess. I found this European fact very interesting. Everybody was amazed reading this, I see.
All European facts are interesting because Europe itself it’s an interesting continent.
I was curious to read this article about European facts. It was surprising to me finding that I hadn’t known all the European facts you wrote about. I was surprised because I know many things about Europe. It is my favorite continent. I like it because of it’s diversity of lifestyles, people etc.
How can anybody not know these European facts? I mean, especially Europeans. How can you not know things about the continent you are living in? For example the European fact which says that Europe was named by a Greek princess. Anybody, any European should know this fact.