{"id":55353,"date":"2026-04-15T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=55353"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:07:37","slug":"european-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/european-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"European Countries Name, List, Capital, Area, Population"},"content":{"rendered":"

Europe consists of 50 countries<\/strong>, although only 44 of them have their capital cities located on the European continent<\/strong>. The largest country in Europe is Russia<\/strong>, followed by Ukraine<\/strong> and France<\/strong> in terms of land area. On the other end of the scale, the smallest country in Europe is Vatican City<\/strong>, covering an area of just 0.44 square kilometres (0.17 square miles)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

European Countries<\/b><\/h2>\n

Europe is the second-smallest continent among the seven continents, covering approximately 10.18 million km\u00b2 (3.93 million sq mi), which is about 2% of Earth’s surface. The continent comprises 50 European Countries and, as of 2021, had a population of around 745 million people, making up nearly 10% of the global population. Europe has played a major role in shaping Western civilization, with its cultural and historical influence since many centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

European Countries Interesting Facts<\/b><\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Europe is the second smallest continent after Australia.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Vatican City, the world\u2019s smallest country, is located in Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The continent comprises 50 countries.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Russia has the largest population among European nations.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Vatican City is the world\u2019s largest church.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    List of European Countries<\/b><\/h2>\n

    According to the United Nations, Europe consists of 44 recognized countries, while around 50 states are often considered part of the continent. Below is a List of European Countries along with their capitals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    List of European Countries<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    European Countries<\/strong><\/td>\nCapital<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    Denmark\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Copenhagen<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Sweden\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Stockholm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Finland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Helsinki<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Norway\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Oslo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Iceland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Reykjavik<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Kosovo\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Pristina<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Slovenia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Ljubljana<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Albania<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Tirana<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Croatia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Zagreb<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    North Macedonia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Skopje<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Bulgaria\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Sofia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Bosnia and Herzegovina\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Sarajevo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Montenegro\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Podgorica<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Serbia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Belgrade<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Andorra\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Andorra la Vella<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Austria\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Vienna<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Germany\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Berlin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Belgium\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Brussels<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    France\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Paris<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Italy\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Rome<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Greece\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Athens<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Ireland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Dublin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Malta\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Valletta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Liechtenstein\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Vaduz<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Luxembourg\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Luxembourg<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Portugal\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Lisbon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Monaco<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    No official capital<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Netherlands\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Amsterdam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Bern<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    San Marino\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    San Marino<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Spain\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    London<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Turkey\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Ankara<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Azerbaijan\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Baku<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Belarus\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Minsk<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Serbia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Belgrade<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Slovakia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Bratislava<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Ukraine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Kiev<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Poland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Warsaw<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Republic of Moldova\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Russia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Moscow<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Czech Republic\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Prague<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Estonia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Tallinn<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Georgia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Tbilisi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Hungary\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Budapest<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Latvia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Riga<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Lithuania<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Vilnius<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Armenia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    Yerevan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    List of Top 10 European Countries by Area<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Covering a total area of 10,186,000 km\u00b2, it is one of the most densely populated regions and consists of around 50 countries, along with several dependent territories. Below is a List of Top 10 European Countries by Area.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    List of Top 10 European Countries by Area<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    European Countries<\/strong><\/td>\nArea Covered<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    Russia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    17,098,246 km\u00b2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Ukraine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    603,500 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    France\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    543,940 km\u00b2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Spain\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    505,992 km\u00b2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Sweden\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    450,295 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Germany\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    357,114 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Finland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    338,425 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Norway<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    323,802 km\u00b2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Poland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    312,696 km\u00b2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Italy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    301,339 km\u00b2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    List of Top 10 European Countries by Population<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Below mention is the List of Top 10 European Countries by Population as of 2023, along with their estimated populations:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    List of Top 10 European Countries by Population<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    European Countries<\/strong><\/td>\nPopulation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \n

    Russia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    144,373,540<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Germany\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    83,132,800<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    France\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    67,059,890<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    United Kingdom\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    66,834,400<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Italy\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    60,297,400<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Spain\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    47,076,780<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Ukraine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    44,385,150<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Poland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    37,970,870<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    Romania\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    19,356,540<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \n

    The Netherlands\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		\n

    17,332,850<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Explore a complete list of European countries with names, capitals, populations, and the top 10 ranked by area and population across the continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":53788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[1603],"class_list":{"0":"post-55353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-list-of-european-countries-name","9":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90766,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55353\/revisions\/90766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}