Eurasian countries (list and map; 2023)

1. INTRODUCTION

Below you can find a list with all the Eurasian countries (sovereign nations that geographically and/or politically belong to both the European and Asian continent).

I hope you find it useful.

2. EURASIAN COUNTRIES (2023)

1. Russia
2. Kazakhstan
3. Turkey
4. Georgia
5. Azerbaijan
6. Armenia
7. Cyprus

3. WHY ARE THEY EURASIAN?

• Russia: politically it has influence in both Europe and Asia (the European Union considers it a European country²; the RAE considers it Eurasian⁴); Geographically it has ∼25% of its territory in Europe⁶.
• Kazakhstan: politically it is usually considered an Asian country^{3 & 4}; Geographically it is a Eurasian country (most of the country is located in Asia except for the western part of the country located west of the Ural River).
• Turkey: politically it can be considered a European country (it is a candidate member of the European Union²); Geographically the majority of the country is located in Asia except for the Eastern Thrace region.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia: politically they can be considered European countries (they belong to the Council of Europe¹ and the European Union considers them European countries²); Geographically they are Eurasian countries (located in the Caucasus, the imaginary border between Europe and Asia).
• Cyprus: politically it is a European country (it is a member state of the European Union²); Geographically it is an Asian country^{3 and 4}.

4. REFERENCES

1. Council of Europe (2023). State members. Available [HERE].
2. European Union (2023). State members, candidates and other european countries. Available [HERE].
3. United Nations (2023). Geographical regions. Available [HERE].
4. Royal Spanish Academy (2010). Ortografía de la lengua española. Páginas 721-728. Text in Spanish. Not available online.
5. Canuckguy (2006). Political world blank map. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons. Available [HERE].
6. Wikipedia.org (2023). Rusia Europea. Text in Spanish. Available [HERE].