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Subregions of Europe based on The World Factbook : Central Europe. Eastern Europe. Northern Europe. South-eastern Europe. Southern Europe. South-western Europe. Western Europe. Groupings by compass directions are the hardest to define in Europe, since there are a few calculations of the midpoint of Europe (among other issues), and the pure ...
Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 47 subcategories, out of 47 total. Archaeology of Europe by region (9 C) Culture of Europe by region (4 C) Economies of Europe by region (4 C) Ethnic groups in Europe by region (10 C, 1 P) European people by region (4 C) Geography of Europe by region (15 C)
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Asia and Africa.
Outside EU institutions, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR-CCRE) is the largest organisation of local and regional government in Europe; its members are national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from over 35 countries. Together these associations represent some 100,000 local and regional authorities.
Most regions and provinces of Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some regions have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all major European regions, provinces, and territories.
Western Europe. The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Europe, created by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). [1] The scheme subdivides the continent into Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe. The UNSD notes that "the assignment of countries or areas to ...
Regions of Serbia (6 C, 3 P) Regions of Slovakia (17 C, 13 P) Regions of Slovenia (2 C, 3 P) Autonomous communities of Spain (23 C, 29 P) Regions of Sweden (1 C, 18 P) Regions of Switzerland (11 C, 41 P)