About Europe

Europe:

Europe is the continent that includes the western part of Eurasia.

Map of Europe

border:

Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The eastern border with Asia is a historical and cultural construct, with no clear geographical or physical separation between them; Europe is generally considered to be separated from Asia by the watersheds of the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. However, the non-oceanic borders of Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are arbitrary.

Area and population:

Europe covers about 10,180,000 square kilometres, or 2% of the Earth's surface. The continent is divided into about fifty sovereign states, the largest and most populous of which is the Russian Federation, which covers 39% of the continent and accounts for 15% of its population. Europe had a population of about 740 million in 2015.

the date:

Fossils discovered by scientists indicate that the first humans lived on the continent more than a million years ago. They lived on hunting, and moved from place to place in search of food. They lived in groups of 25 to 30 individuals.

Then different civilizations appeared, such as the Greek in Greece and the Roman in Rome. These civilizations spread to impose their culture on places beyond the European continent.

In the Middle Ages, after the Roman Empire lost its power, several kingdoms emerged, including: Goths, Vandals, The Lombards, Franks, And the Saxons, And the Jotuns

In addition, most of the Iberian Peninsula In the eighth century (711-718) by Muslim armies coming from North Africa. These conquests were part of the expansion Umayyad Islamic Caliphate.

Tourism:

Europe has been a destination for tourists throughout the ages because its countries have tourist attractions that put them on the world tourism map.

Tourism is also an important source of national income for many European countries.

In fact, six European countries rank among the most visited tourist countries.

come France It was the leading European tourist country in 2013 with 84.7 million tourists. It received Spain 60.7 million tourists, while it received Italy 47.7 million tourists.

Germany received 31.5 million tourists, followed by the United Kingdom with 31.2 million, while Russia received about 28 million tourists in 2013.