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=== Countries: ===
==== The British Isles ====
* [[Useful Notes/Ireland|Ireland]] *€
* United Kingdom *
** [[Useful Notes/Britain|Britain]] (includes index on England)
*** [[Bonnie Scotland|Scotland]]
*** [[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep|Wales]]
** [[Stroke Country|Northern Ireland]]
==== Western Europe ====
* [[Useful Notes/Andorra|Andorra]] €!
* [[Useful Notes/France|France]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Monaco|Monaco]] €!
* [[Useful Notes/Portugal|Portugal]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Spain|Spain]] *€
==== The Low Countries (Benelux) ====
* [[Useful Notes/Belgium|Belgium]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/The Netherlands|The Netherlands]] *€
==== Central Europe ====
* [[Useful Notes/Austria|Austria]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/The Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] *
* [[Useful Notes/Germany|Germany]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Hungary|Hungary]] *
* [[Useful Notes/Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]]
* [[Useful Notes/Poland|Poland]] *
* [[Useful Notes/Slovakia|Slovakia]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Switzerland|Switzerland]]
==== Southern Europe ====
* [[Useful Notes/Italy|Italy]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Malta|Malta]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/San Marino|San Marino]] €!
* [[Useful Notes/Vatican City|Vatican City]] €!
==== Scandinavia ====
* [[Useful Notes/Denmark|Denmark]] *
* [[Useful Notes/Finland|Finland]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Iceland|Iceland]]
* [[Useful Notes/Norway|Norway]]
* [[Useful Notes/Sweden|Sweden]] *
==== Eastern Europe ====
* [[Useful Notes/Belarus|Belarus]]
* [[Useful Notes/Russia|Russia]]
* [[Useful Notes/Ukraine|Ukraine]]
==== The Baltics ====
* [[Useful Notes/Estonia|Estonia]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Latvia|Latvia]] *
* [[Useful Notes/Lithuania|Lithuania]] *
==== The Balkans ====
* [[Useful Notes/Albania|Albania]]
* [[Useful Notes/Bosnia|Bosnia]]
* [[Useful Notes/Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] *
* [[Useful Notes/Croatia|Croatia]]
* [[Useful Notes/Cyprus|Cyprus]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Greece|Greece]] *€
* [[Useful Notes/Macedonia|Macedonia]]
* [[Useful Notes/Moldova|Moldova]]
* [[Useful Notes/Montenegro|Montenegro]] €!
* [[Useful Notes/Romania|Romania]] *
* [[Useful Notes/Serbia|Serbia]]
* [[Useful Notes/Slovenia|Slovenia]] *€
==== The Caucasus (sometimes not considered part of Europe) ====
* [[Useful Notes/Armenia|Armenia]]
* [[Useful Notes/Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]
* [[Useful Notes/Georgia|Georgia]]
==== The Edges (Have territory in Europe but may not be considered part of it) ====
* [[Useful Notes/Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]]
* [[Useful Notes/Turkey|Turkey]]
=== Other entities: ===
* [[Useful Notes/Kosovo|Kosovo]] €!
* [[Useful Notes/North Cyprus|North Cyprus]]
* [[Useful Notes/Abkhazia|Abkhazia]]
* [[Useful Notes/South Ossetia|South Ossetia]]

Revision as of 08:45, 7 May 2014

"And I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from."
—Eddie Izzard, Dress To Kill

Useful Notes on that place where a lot of Americans originate from via their ancestors. Nonetheless, American media often give the impression that Americans believe "Europe" to be one homogenous place with minor regional variations in language and an annoying propensity for getting into wars and requiring American help to get out of them.

Note that some of the states mentioned below are usually considered European for cultural rather than geographical reasons, like Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (near the border between continents, but technically Asian) or Cyprus and Armenia (geographically entirely Asian), while the "Europeanness" of Russia and Turkey has long been in dispute (and in any case, both have the majority of their territory in Asia).

In fact, the idea of Europe as a continent is more of a historical holdover than anything that can be objectively justified. There is no continental divide between Europe and Asia, (hence "Eurasian tectonic plate") and some even regard Europe as an Asian subcontinent with delusions of grandeur. Because of this, the exact definition of "Europe" has fluctuated wildly over time - for example, The Iron Man includes the line "all the countries of Europe can fit easily into Australia", which may confuse many modern readers unless they know that, to Ted Hughes, "Europe" stopped at the Iron Curtain. Areas whose "Europeanness" are open to debate include the British Isles, Scandinavia, Cyprus, Turkey, Russia west of the Urals, the Caucasus, etc. etc...


Modern Countries

Note: EU member states marked with an asterisk (*), Eurozone members marked with a Euro sign (€), non-Eurozone Euro users marked with a Euro sign and exclamation point (€!).

Countries:

The British Isles

Western Europe

The Low Countries (Benelux)

Central Europe

Southern Europe

Scandinavia

Eastern Europe

The Baltics

The Balkans

The Caucasus (sometimes not considered part of Europe)

The Edges (Have territory in Europe but may not be considered part of it)

Other entities:

Defunct Countries etc.

The European Quiz

Other