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Europe is one of the seven continents of the earth and is known for several reasons. For its ideal geographical location and abundance of natural assets, Europe is often considered by people as the most beautiful continent in the world. Snow-topped mountain ranges, sea beaches, river banks, colorful valleys, lakes, wilderness areas offer breathtaking scenic beauty to people and that is why most of the countries falling under the territory of Europe are very popular as tourist destinations. Europe is visited by billions of intercontinental tourists throughout the country. Apart from that, Europe has got one of the strongest economy among all seven continents in the world. Most of the European countries have got a flourishing economy which is mainly based on industrial and agricultural productivity. Most of the cities in Europe are very well developed and the people there maintain a high standard of living. All kinds of modern facilities are available for the citizens of the European countries. Besides, Europe is also known all over the world for its arts, culture and education. Some of the most reputed higher educational institution are situated in Europe. Still thousands of students from all other corners of the world come to Europe to pursue their higher education in these century old colleges and universities. Besides, most of the European countries are well known for their performance in sports, specially for football and cricket.
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Speaking about Europe it is very important to mention some important facts about it. Though the geographical area of Europe includes several countries, it is actually the second smallest continent in the world and comprises only two percent of the land area on earth. Geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia and is located to the West of Asia. Europe shares its borders in the Northern side with the Arctic Ocean, with the Atlantic Ocean in the Western side. To the South of Europe lies the Mediterranean Sea and it is bounded by the Caucasus Mountains and Black Sea in its Southeastern side.
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Ural Mountains, Caspian Sea and Ural River have separated Europe from Asia. The geographical area of Europe is 3,930,000 square miles but it is the third most populous continent in the world. At present Europe is home to 7,10,000,000, which is 11 percent of the population in the entire world. Speaking about population in Europe it should be mentioned here that though the majority of the population in the continent belongs to Christianity, it is home to people belonging to other religious communities as well.
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