Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria being used. For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, but individual countries may alternatively be grouped into South-eastern Europe or Southern Europe.
Belgrade is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it Singidūn. [11]
The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. Latvia ( / ˈlætviə / ⓘ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes / ˈlɑːtviə / LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija Latvian pronunciation: [ˈlatvija] ), [14] officially the Republic of Latvia, [15] [16] is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to the north, divided from each other by the Baltic Sea. Three smaller peninsulas— Iberia, Italy, and the Balkans —emerge from the southern margin of the mainland.
The commune ( French pronunciation: [kɔmyn] ⓘ) is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, Gemeinden in Germany, comuni in Italy, or municipios in Spain. The UK equivalent are civil parishes.
The Czech Republic, [c] [12] also known as Czechia, [d] [13] is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, [14] it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. [15]
Berlin [a] is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population. [11] Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants [12] make it the European Union's most populous city, as measured by population within city limits. [13]
Warsaw, [ a] officially the Capital City of Warsaw, [ 7][ b] is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in ...