Europe ke area lagbhag 10.18 million square kilometres (3.93 million square miles) hae. Ii dunia ke puura surface ke 2% hae, lekin jab khaaliland area ke dekha jaae tab ii dunia ke 6.8% hae. Jiske matlab hae ki ii dunia ke duusra sab se chhota continent hae. Europe me lagbhag 50 des hae, jisme se Russia sab barraa aur jab se jaada abaadi waala des hae. Russia, Europe ke 39% area ke cover kare hae aur Europe ke population me se 15% Russia me rahe hae. Europe ke puura population 745 million hae, jon ki dunia ke 10% hae aur iske population Asia aur Africa ke baad tiisra sab se barraa hae.
Europe ke mausam, garam Atlantic current, jaise ke Gulf Stream ke kaaran bahut thandaa nai rahe hae
Europe ke naam
Europe ke naam, Greek mythology me ke ek aurat Europa se aais hae. Ii bola jaae hae ki Europa ke Zeus pakarr ke Crete lae gais.
Ii naam baad me Greece khatir kaam me lawa jaat rahaa. Jab aur jagah jiske aaj kal Europe bola jaae hae me city aur empire bane lagaa tab Ural phaarr ke west ke sab jagah ke Europe bolaa jaae lagaa.
Itihaas
Europe ke lamba itihaas hae aur iske khaas era me baata jaae sake hae, jisme hae:
Pre-historic (Paleolithic, Mesolithic Neolithic) - 2,600,000 years ago to 5000
Ancient Greek Civilisation (Minoan, Classical, Hellenistic) - 3000-100 BC
Roman Civilisation
Medieval Civilisation (early, high, late) 400 AD-1500 AD
Early Modern Era (Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery, French Revolution and Napeoleonic Wars) 1500-1800