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Countries in Europe

44 countries

There are 44 countries in Europe. The list below gives the population, area, and capital of each one.

All countries in Europe

In alphabetical order, with capital, population, and area
Country Capital Population Area
Albania Tirana 2,349,580 28,750 km² (11,100 sq mi)
Andorra Andorra la Vella 82,904 468 km² (181 sq mi)
Austria Vienna 9,208,163 83,879 km² (32,386 sq mi)
Belarus Minsk 9,085,991 207,629 km² (80,166 sq mi)
Belgium Brussels 11,941,781 30,689 km² (11,849 sq mi)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 3,140,095 51,210 km² (19,772 sq mi)
Bulgaria Sofia 6,433,302 111,000 km² (42,857 sq mi)
Croatia Zagreb 3,876,200 88,070 km² (34,004 sq mi)
Czechia Prague 10,886,878 78,871 km² (30,452 sq mi)
Denmark Copenhagen 6,009,169 42,920 km² (16,572 sq mi)
Estonia Tallinn 1,366,475 45,340 km² (17,506 sq mi)
Finland Helsinki 5,646,436 338,485 km² (130,690 sq mi)
France Paris 68,720,337 606,410 km² (234,136 sq mi)
Germany Berlin 83,491,249 357,680 km² (138,101 sq mi)
Greece Athens 10,413,962 131,960 km² (50,950 sq mi)
Hungary Budapest 9,514,251 93,030 km² (35,919 sq mi)
Iceland Reykjavík 392,404 103,000 km² (39,769 sq mi)
Ireland Dublin 5,484,367 70,280 km² (27,135 sq mi)
Italy Rome 58,915,656 302,070 km² (116,630 sq mi)
Latvia Riga 1,847,785 64,590 km² (24,938 sq mi)
Liechtenstein Vaduz 41,024 160 km² (62 sq mi)
Lithuania Vilnius 2,888,774 65,290 km² (25,209 sq mi)
Luxembourg Luxembourg 686,970 2,590 km² (1,000 sq mi)
Malta Valletta 579,704 315 km² (122 sq mi)
Moldova Chișinău 2,360,527 33,849 km² (13,069 sq mi)
Monaco Monaco 38,341 2.02 km² (0.78 sq mi)
Montenegro Podgorica 623,129 13,883 km² (5,360 sq mi)
Netherlands Amsterdam 18,087,633 41,540 km² (16,039 sq mi)
North Macedonia Skopje 1,820,909 25,713 km² (9,928 sq mi)
Norway Oslo 5,610,870 624,500 km² (241,121 sq mi)
Poland Warsaw 36,435,861 313,940 km² (121,213 sq mi)
Portugal Lisbon 10,804,871 92,230 km² (35,610 sq mi)
Romania Bucharest 19,020,271 238,397 km² (92,046 sq mi)
Russia Moscow 143,513,328 17,125,190 km² (6,612,073 sq mi)
San Marino San Marino 34,109 61 km² (24 sq mi)
Serbia Belgrade 6,549,143 77,589 km² (29,957 sq mi)
Slovakia Bratislava 5,413,813 49,030 km² (18,931 sq mi)
Slovenia Ljubljana 2,130,986 20,480 km² (7,907 sq mi)
Spain Madrid 49,355,143 505,981 km² (195,360 sq mi)
Sweden Stockholm 10,596,620 528,860 km² (204,194 sq mi)
Switzerland Bern 9,092,436 41,291 km² (15,943 sq mi)
Ukraine Kyiv 38,980,376 603,550 km² (233,032 sq mi)
United Kingdom London 69,487,000 243,610 km² (94,058 sq mi)
Vatican City Vatican City 882 0.49 km² (0.19 sq mi)

Europe in numbers

44 Countries
743 million Total population
Russia Largest country, 17,125,190 km² (6,612,073 sq mi)
Russia Most people, 143.5 million
Vatican City Smallest country, 0.49 km² (0.19 sq mi)
80.3 years Average life expectancy of its countries

Top 5 countries by population

  1. #1 Russia 143.5 million
  2. #2 Germany 83.5 million
  3. #3 United Kingdom 69.5 million
  4. #4 France 68.7 million
  5. #5 Italy 58.9 million

Countries by income group

  • High income 35 countries
  • Upper middle income 8 countries
  • Not classified 1 country