Countries of Europe (list and map; 2023)

1. INTRODUCTION

#Question: How many countries are there in Europe?

Below you can find a list and a map with the current 50 sovereign states of this continent (2023).

I hope you find the information interesting.

 

2. COUNTRIES OF EUROPE (50)

1. Albania
2. Andorra
3. Armenia (*)
4. Austria
5. Azerbaijan (*)
6. Belarus
7. Belgium
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. Bulgaria
10. Croatia
11. Cyprus (*)
12. Czech Republic
13. Denmark
14. Estonia
15. Finland
16. France
17. Georgia (*)
18. Germany
19. Greece
20. Hungary
21. Iceland
22. Ireland
23. Italy
24. Kazakhstan (*)
25. Latvia
26. Liechtenstein
27. Lithuania
28. Luxembourg
29. Macedonia
30. Malta
31. Moldova
32. Monaco
33. Montenegro
34. Norway
35. Poland
36. Portugal
37. Romania
38. Russia (*)
39. San Marino
40. Serbia
41. Slovakia
42. Slovenia
43. Spain
44. Sweden
45. Switzerland
46. The Netherlands
47. Turkey (*)
48. Ukraine
49. United Kingdom
50. Vatican City

(*) Those countries with an asterisk are geographically or politically Eurasian countries. More information [HERE].

 

3. MAP WITH THE LOCATION OF THE COUNTRIES IN EUROPE

 

4. NOTES AND CLARIFICATIONS

• Kosovo is not a sovereign country (yet) as its territory is currently disputed with Serbia. It is not a member of the United Nation and only 57 % of all the world countries recognize it as a sovereign state (110 out of 194).
• 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, imaginary limit 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}.
• Kazakhstan: Politically, it is usually considered an Asian country^{3 and 4}; geographically it is a Eurasian country (the majority of the country is located in Asia except for the western part located west of the Ural River).
• Russia: politically it has influence both in Europe and in Asia (the European Union considers it a European country², the RSA considers it Eurasian⁴); geographically it has 40% of its territory in Europe.
• Turkey: politically it can be considered a European country (it is a candidate member to join the European Union²); Geographically the majority of the country is located in Asia with the exception of the East Thrace region.

 

5. RELATED

Capitals of the European countries (2023)

 

6. REFERENCES

1. Council of Europe (2023). Member States of the Council of Europe. Available [HERE].
2. European Union (2023). Member States, candidates and other European countries. Available [HERE].
3. United Nations (2023). Geographic regions. Available [HERE].
4. Royal Spanish Academy (2010). The Orthography of the Spanish Language. Pages 721-728. Document not available online.
5. Saberespractico.com (2023). Países y capitales de Europa. Text in Spanish. Avaliable [HERE].
6. Wikipedia.org (2023). Europe > Map with the location of all the current European countries. Avaliable [HERE].
7. Wikipedia.org (2023). Kosovo. Avaliable [HERE].