Europe map in Russian. All European countries

Europe is part of the continent of Eurasia. This part of the world is home to 10% of the world's population. Europe owes its name to the heroine of ancient Greek mythology. Europe is washed by the seas of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Inland seas - Black, Mediterranean, Marmara. The eastern and southeastern border of Europe runs along the Ural Range, the Emba River and the Caspian Sea.

In Ancient Greece, they believed that Europe was a separate continent that separated the Black and Aegean Seas from Asia, and the Mediterranean Sea from Africa. Later it was found that Europe is only part of a huge continent. The area of ​​the islands that make up the continent is 730 thousand square kilometers. 1/4 of the territory of Europe falls on the peninsulas - Apennine, Balkan, Kola, Scandinavian and others.

The highest point in Europe is the peak of Mount Elbrus, which is 5642 meters above sea level. A map of Europe with countries in Russian shows that the largest lakes in the region are Geneva, Chudskoye, Onega, Ladoga and Balaton.

All European countries are divided into 4 regions - Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern. Europe consists of 65 countries. 50 countries are independent states, 9 are dependent and 6 are unrecognized republics. Fourteen countries are islands, 19 are inland, and 32 countries have access to oceans and seas. The map of Europe with countries and capitals shows the borders of all European states. The three states have their territories in both Europe and Asia. These are Russia, Kazakhstan and Türkiye. Spain, Portugal and France have part of their territory in Africa. Denmark and France have their territories in America.

The European Union includes 27 countries, and the NATO bloc includes 25. There are 47 states in the Council of Europe. The smallest state in Europe is the Vatican, and the largest is Russia.

The collapse of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of the division of Europe into Eastern and Western. Eastern Europe is the largest region of the continent. In Slavic countries the Orthodox religion predominates, in the rest - Catholicism. Cyrillic and Latin scripts are used. Western Europe unites Latin-speaking states. This part of the continent is the most economically developed part in the world. The Scandinavian and Baltic states unite to form Northern Europe. South Slavic, Greek and Romance-speaking countries form Southern Europe.

Geography studies the world around us: what the surface of the Earth looks like, what relief forms exist. In 4th grade, a physical map of the European continent is studied. Read more about the physical map of Overseas Europe in the article below.

What does a physical map of Overseas Europe look like?

Foreign Europe boasts a significant diversity of its relief. There are mountainous and flat areas here, and there are a large number of rivers and lakes. Sometimes even in one country different types of relief can be combined.

The region is usually divided into four areas:

• Northern;
• Eastern;
• South;
• Western.

Each large fragment of the physical map of Foreign Europe has its own geographical features.

Fig.1. Map of European territory showing relief

Northern Europe

The topography of this region is formed mainly by mountains and rolling plains. The largest mountains are the Scandinavian ones. The forests are mostly represented by taiga and tundra.

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The climate here is arctic and subarctic. In the northernmost areas, summer air temperatures do not rise above +3 °C. In the southern part the climate is milder and warmer.

Rice. 2. The relief in northern Europe is characterized by a predominance of mountains

Eastern Europe

This region is dominated by plains. Closer to the southern part, mountainous terrain begins. There are hilly areas in some places. There are quite a few large rivers here. Lakes predominate in the north of the region.

The climate is temperate and rainy. There are quite a lot of forests, occupying about 30% of the territory of Eastern Europe.

Southern Europe

The physical map of Foreign Europe in its southern part is represented mainly by mountainous terrain. There are a large number of mountain ranges here, including the Alps and the Pyrenees. There are very few flat areas here.

Rice. 3. Alps on the physical map

Thanks to this topography, as well as its location in the subtropical zone, the climate in Southern Europe is warm and mild. It is called Mediterranean because it is largely determined by its proximity to the sea.

About 10% of the territory is covered with forests. There are many rivers, but they are short in length.

Western Europe

This region has an equal ratio of mountainous and flat areas. The climate here is determined by the proximity of the sea - it is cool and rainy. Forests occupy a small part of the territory - they are mainly located on mountain ranges. There are a lot of rivers in Western Europe. They are quite long, some of them have a connection with the sea.

Detailed map of Europe in Russian with countries and capitals. Map of European states and capitals from satellite. Europe on Google Map:

- (Political map of Europe in Russian).

- (Physical map of Europe with countries in English).

- (Geographical map of Europe in Russian).

Europe - Wikipedia:

Territory of Europe- 10.18 million km²
Population of Europe- 742.5 million people.
Population density in Europe- 72.5 people/km²

The largest cities in Europe - a list of the largest cities in Europe with a population of more than 500 thousand people:

Moscow city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 12,506,468 people.
City of London located in the country: Great Britain. The population of the city is 8,673,713 people.
Istanbul city located in the country: Türkiye. The population of the city is 8,156,696 people.
City of Saint Petersburg located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 5,351,935 people.
City of Berlin located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 3,520,031 people.
City of Madrid located in the country: Spain. The population of the city is 3,165,541 people.
City of Kyiv located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 2,925,760 people.
City of Rome located in the country: Italy. The population of the city is 2,873,598 people.
Paris city located in the country: France. The population of the city is 2,243,739 people.
Minsk city located in the country: Belarus. The population of the city is 1,974,819 people.
City of Bucharest located in the country: Romania. The population of the city is 1,883,425 people.
City of Vienna located in the country: Austria. The population of the city is 1,840,573 people.
City of Hamburg located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 1,803,752 people.
City of Budapest located in the country: Hungary. The population of the city is 1,759,407 people.
City of Warsaw located in the country: Poland. The population of the city is 1,744,351 people.
Barcelona city located in the country: Spain. The population of the city is 1,608,680 people.
Munich city located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 1,450,381 people.
City of Kharkov located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 1,439,036 people.
Milan city located in the country: Italy. The population of the city is 1,368,590 people.
Prague city located in the country: Czech. The population of the city is 1,290,211 people.
City of Sofia located in the country: Bulgaria. The population of the city is 1,270,284 people.
City of Nizhny Novgorod located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,264,075 people.
Kazan city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,243,500 people.
City of Belgrade located in the country: Serbia. The population of the city is 1,213,000 people.
Samara city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,169,719 people.
City of Brussels located in the country: Belgium. The population of the city is 1,125,728 people.
Rostov-on-Don located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,125,299 people.
City Ufa located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,115,560 people.
Perm city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,048,005 people.
Voronezh city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,039,801 people.
City of Birmingham located in the country: Great Britain. The population of the city is 1,028,701 people.
Volgograd city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 1,015,586 people.
The city of Odessa located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 1,010,783 people.
City of Cologne located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 1,007,119 people.
Dnepr city located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 976,525 people.
City of Naples located in the country: Italy. The population of the city is 959,574 people.
Donetsk city located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 927,201 people.
City of Turin located in the country: Italy. The population of the city is 890,529 people.
City of Marseille located in the country: France. The population of the city is 866,644 people.
Stockholm city located in the country: Sweden. The population of the city is 847,073 people.
Saratov city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 845,300 people.
Valencia city located in the country: Spain. The population of the city is 809,267 people.
City of Leeds located in the country: Great Britain. The population of the city is 787,700 people.
City of Amsterdam located in the country: Netherlands. The population of the city is 779,808 people.
Krakow city located in the country: Poland. The population of the city is 755,546 people.
Zaporozhye city located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 750,685 people.
City of Lodz located in the country: Poland. The population of the city is 739,832 people.
City of Lviv located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 727,968 people.
Tolyatti city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 710,567 people.
City of Seville located in the country: Spain. The population of the city is 704,198 people.
City of Zagreb located in the country: Croatia. The population of the city is 686,568 people.
City of Frankfurt located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 679,664 people.
City of Zaragoza located in the country: Spain. The population of the city is 675,121 people.
Chisinau city located in the country: Moldova. The population of the city is 664,700 people.
City of Palermo located in the country: Italy. The population of the city is 655,875 people.
Athens city located in the country: Greece. The population of the city is 655,780 people.
Izhevsk city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 646,277 people.
Riga city located in the country: Latvia. The population of the city is 641,423 people.
City of Krivoy Rog located in the country: Ukraine. The population of the city is 636,294 people.
City of Wroclaw located in the country: Poland. The population of the city is 632,561 people.
Ulyanovsk city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 624,518 people.
City of Rotterdam located in the country: Netherlands. The population of the city is 610,386 people.
City of Yaroslavl located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 608,079 people.
Genoa city located in the country: Italy. The population of the city is 607,906 people.
City of Stuttgart located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 606,588 people.
Oslo city located in the country: Norway. The population of the city is 599,230 people.
City of Dusseldorf located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 588,735 people.
City of Helsinki located in the country: Finland. The population of the city is 588,549 people.
City of Glasgow located in the country: Great Britain. The population of the city is 584,240 people.
City of Dortmund located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 580,444 people.
City of Essen located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 574,635 people.
Malaga city located in the country: Spain. The population of the city is 568,507 people.
Orenburg located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 564,443 people.
City of Gothenburg located in the country: Sweden. The population of the city is 556,640 people.
Dublin City located in the country: Ireland. The population of the city is 553,165 people.
City of Poznan located in the country: Poland. The population of the city is 552,735 people.
City of Bremen located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 547,340 people.
City of Lisbon located in the country: Portugal. The population of the city is 545,245 people.
City of Vilnius located in the country: Lithuania. The population of the city is 542,942 people.
City of Copenhagen located in the country: Denmark. The population of the city is 541,989 people.
City of Tirana located in the country: Albania. The population of the city is 540,000 people.
Ryazan city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 537,622 people.
City of Gomel located in the country: Belarus. The population of the city is 535,229 people.
City of Sheffield located in the country: Great Britain. The population of the city is 534,500 people.
City of Astrakhan located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 532,504 people.
Naberezhnye Chelny city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 529,797 people.
Penza city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 523,726 people.
City of Dresden located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 523,058 people.
City of Leipzig located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 522,883 people.
City of Hanover located in the country: Germany. The population of the city is 518,386 people.
City of Lyon located in the country: France. The population of the city is 514,707 people.
Lipetsk city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 510,439 people.
Kirov city located in the country: Russia. The population of the city is 501,468 people.

Countries of Europe - list of countries in Europe in alphabetical order:

Austria, Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vatican City, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia.

European countries and their capitals:

Austria(capital - Vienna)
Albania(capital – Tirana)
Andorra(capital – Andorra la Vella)
Belarus(capital – Minsk)
Belgium(capital – Brussels)
Bulgaria(capital – Sofia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina(capital – Sarajevo)
Vatican(capital - Vatican)
Hungary(capital - Budapest)
Great Britain(capital London)
Germany(capital - Berlin)
Greece(capital – Athens)
Denmark(capital – Copenhagen)
Ireland(capital - Dublin)
Iceland(capital - Reykjavik)
Spain(capital - Madrid)
Italy(capital - Rome)
Latvia(capital – Riga)
Lithuania(capital – Vilnius)
Liechtenstein(capital – Vaduz)
Luxembourg(capital – Luxembourg)
Macedonia(capital – Skopje)
Malta(capital – Valletta)
Moldova(capital – Chisinau)
Monaco(capital - Monaco)
Netherlands(capital – Amsterdam)
Norway(capital - Oslo)
Poland(capital – Warsaw)
Portugal(capital - Lisbon)
Romania(capital – Bucharest)
San Marino(capital – San Marino)
Serbia(capital – Belgrade)
Slovakia(capital – Bratislava)
Slovenia(capital – Ljubljana)
Ukraine(capital – Kyiv)
Finland(capital – Helsinki)
France(capital - Paris)
Montenegro(capital – Podgorica)
Czech(capital – Prague)
Croatia(capital – Zagreb)
Switzerland(capital - Bern)
Sweden(capital - Stockholm)
Estonia(capital – Tallinn)

Europe- one of the parts of the world that, together with Asia, forms a single continent Eurasia. Europe consists of 45 states, most of which are officially recognized by the UN as independent countries. In total, 740 million people live in Europe.

Europe is the cradle of many civilizations, the keeper of ancient monuments. In addition, many European countries have numerous beach summer resorts, some of the best in the world. From the list of 7 wonders of the world, most of them are located in Europe. These are the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Statue of Zeus, etc. Despite the growing interest in exotic travel among tourists, the sights of Europe have always attracted and continue to attract history buffs.

Sights of Europe:

Ancient Greek temple Parthenon in Athens (Greece), Ancient amphitheater Colosseum in Rome (Italy), Eiffel Tower in Paris (France), Sagrada Familia in Barcelona (Spain), Stonehenge in England, St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican, Buckingham Palace in London ( England), Kremlin in Moscow (Russia), Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Louvre in Paris (France), Big Ben Tower in London (England), Blue Sultanahmet Mosque in Istanbul (Turkey), Parliament Building in Budapest (Hungary), Castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria (Germany), Dubrovnik Old Town (Croatia), Atomium in Brussels (Belgium), Charles Bridge in Prague (Czech Republic), St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow (Russia), Tower Bridge in London (England), Royal palace in Madrid (Spain), Palace of Versailles in Versailles (France), Medieval Neuschwanstein Castle on a rock in the Bavarian Alps, Brandenburg Gate in Berlin (Germany), Old Town Square in Prague (Czech Republic) and others.

Interactive map of Europe online with cities. Satellite and classic maps of Europe

Europe is a part of the world located in the northern hemisphere of the Earth (on the continent of Eurasia). The map of Europe shows that its territory is washed by the seas of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The area of ​​the European part of the continent is more than 10 million square kilometers. This territory is home to approximately 10% of the Earth's population (740 million people).

Satellite map of Europe at night

Geography of Europe

In the 18th century V.N. Tatishchev proposed to accurately determine the eastern border of Europe: along the ridge of the Ural Mountains and the Yaik River to the Caspian Sea. Currently, on a satellite map of Europe you can see that the eastern border runs along the eastern foot of the Ural Mountains, along the Mugodzharam Mountains, along the Emba River, the Caspian Sea, the Kuma and Manych rivers, as well as along the mouth of the Don.

Approximately ¼ of Europe's territory is on peninsulas; 17% of the territory is occupied by mountains such as the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Caucasus, etc. The highest point in Europe is Mont Blanc (4808 m), and the lowest is the Caspian Sea (-27 m). The largest rivers of the European part of the continent are the Volga, Danube, Dnieper, Rhine, Don and others.

Mont Blanc Peak - the highest point in Europe

European countries

The political map of Europe shows that approximately 50 states are located on this territory. It is worth noting that only 43 states are officially recognized by other countries; five states are only partially located in Europe, and 2 countries have limited or no recognition by other countries.

Europe is often divided into several parts: Western, Eastern, Southern and Northern. Western European countries include Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Liechtenstein, Ireland, France, Monaco, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

The territory of Eastern Europe includes Belarus, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania.

Political map of Europe

The Scandinavian and Baltic countries are located in Northern Europe: Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.

Southern Europe is San Marino, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Vatican City, Greece, Andorra, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malta and Slovenia.

Partially located in Europe are countries such as Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Unrecognized entities include the Republic of Kosovo and the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic.

Danube River in Budapest

Politics of Europe

In the field of politics, the leaders are the following European countries: France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy. Today, 28 European countries are part of the European Union, a supranational association that determines the political, trade and monetary activities of the participating countries.

Also, many European countries are members of NATO, a military alliance in which, in addition to European countries, the United States and Canada participate. Finally, 47 states are members of the Council of Europe, an organization that implements programs to protect human rights, protect the environment, etc.

Events on Maidan in Ukraine

As of 2014, the main centers of instability are Ukraine, where hostilities unfolded after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the events on the Maidan, as well as the Balkan Peninsula, where problems that arose after the collapse of Yugoslavia have still not been resolved.

Note to tourists

Europe is washed by the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and their seas.

The area of ​​the islands is about 730 thousand km². The peninsulas account for about 1/4 of the territory of Europe (Kola, Scandinavian, Iberian, Apennine, Balkan, etc.).

The average height is about 300 m, the maximum (if you draw the border of Europe along the Kuma-Manych depression) - 4808 m, Mont Blanc, or (if you draw the border of Europe along the Caucasus ridge) - 5642 m, Elbrus, the minimum is currently approx. . −27 meters (Caspian Sea) and changes with fluctuations in the level of this sea.

Plains predominate (large - East European, Central European, Middle and Lower Danube, Paris Basin), mountains occupy about 17% of the territory (the main ones are the Alps, Caucasus, Carpathians, Crimean, Pyrenees, Apennines, Ural, Scandinavian mountains, mountains of the Balkan Peninsula) . There are active volcanoes in Iceland and the Mediterranean.

In most of the territory the climate is temperate (in the west - oceanic, in the east - continental, with snowy and frosty winters), on the northern islands - subarctic and arctic, in Southern Europe - Mediterranean, in the Caspian lowland - semi-desert. There is glaciation on the Arctic islands, Iceland, the Scandinavian mountains, and the Alps (area over 116 thousand km²).

Main rivers: Volga, Danube, Ural, Dnieper, Western Dvina, Don, Pechora, Kama, Oka, Belaya, Dniester, Rhine, Elbe, Vistula, Tagus, Loire, Oder, Neman, Ebro.

Large lakes: Ladoga, Onega, Chudskoye, Venern, Balaton, Geneva.

On the Arctic islands and along the coast of the Arctic Ocean - Arctic deserts and tundras, to the south - forest-tundras, taiga, mixed and broad-leaved forests, forest-steppes, steppes, subtropical Mediterranean forests and shrubs; in the southeast there are semi-deserts.

The largest sandy desert in Europe, Ryn-Sands (40,000 km²), is located in the interfluve of the Volga and the Urals (on the territory of Kazakhstan and Russia); in Western Europe, the Tabernas massif in Spain, as well as the Nogai steppe in Russia in borderlands of Kalmykia, Dagestan and Chechnya. In addition, there has been desertification of vast areas in Kalmykia, Russia, as a result of human activities such as industrial water extraction from natural sources and unsustainable land use. In the zone of dry steppes in eastern Europe, there are a number of sandy massifs in Russia on the lower Don (Archedinsky-Don sands, Tsimlyansk sands, etc.), as well as in Ukraine (Aleshkovsky sands).

Andreas Kaplan believes that Europe is the region with the greatest cultural diversity in a relatively small geographical area.