Later during the Middle Ages, the population increased due to the Vikings, Mongols, Huns, Magyars, Tartars and many other peoples that arrived and settled in the area. Among the many ethnic groups of the continent, the Greek tribes and the Germanic and the Italic people (later also the Roman Empire) had vast influences on the whole region as had the Celts. The Minoan civilisation in the Bronze Age is seen as the first culture establishing trade and 'technology' from 2700BC. France is Europe's biggest producer of agricultural products.Įurope Facts | History: The first humans appeared on the continent about 35,000 BC. The most common crops are cereals such as wheat, maize and barley as well as sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables and fruits and wine. Common agricultural produce that are farmed in Europe are wheat, potatoes, olives, grapes, oranges.Įurope Facts | Agriculture: About 39% of the land area in Europe is grassland or used for growing crops. Some areas in northern Europe have deposits of natural gas and oil. Slightly more than half of the 800 European bird species breed in Europe, all others migrate to warmer regions during the cold winter months.Įurope Facts | Natural resources: Metals such as zinc and silver and minerals such as copper, iron ore and coal are found in Europe. There are 75 species of amphibians in Europe, most of them are endemic species in Southern Europe such as newts and salamanders. Of all mammal species 15% are endangered among them the wolf, bear and the lynx. About 18% of all Europeans consider themselves as atheist or not religious.Įurope Facts | Animals: In Europe, there are 270 species of mammals, such as boar, bat, deer, hare and otter. The five most spoken native languages in Europe are Russian, German, French English, Turkish and Italian.Įurope Facts | Religion: Most of the European people are Christians (76%) and there are smaller numbers of Muslims (6%) and Jews and other beliefs. Russian is the language with most native speakers (about 100 million), while English as the ' lingua franca' is the language spoken by most people as first and second language (about 270 million people). Most of the European population groups, almost 90%, belong to one of the three Indo-European language groups of the Slavic, Romance and Germanic language groups.Īccording to the World Happiness Report from 2018 - 2020, the World's happiest people live in Finland - and they won for the last three years in a row!Įurope Facts | Languages: Most European languages belong to either the Romance languages (such as French, Italian, Spanish), the Germanic languages (among them are German, English) or the Slavic languages (among them Russian, Bulgarian, Polish). In Russia, about 78% of the population, that is more than 110 million people live in the European part of the the world's largest country. More Facts about EuropeĮurope Facts | People: About 10% of the world's population lives in Europe. They are 150 m/ 492 ft wide and 23 m/ 75 ft high. Largest waterfalls: The Rhine Falls in Switzerland is the largest plain waterfall in Europe. The lake is slightly smaller than Lake Ontario, which borders the USA and Canada.Ģ0. Biggest Lake: Lake Ladoga near Saint Petersburg in Russia is Europe's biggest lake and one of the world's largest freshwater lakes.

The river that flows through ten countries is the second longest river in Europe with 2,860 km/ 1,777 miles.ġ9. Most important commercial waterway: Danube.

Longest river: The Volga River in Russia is Europe's longest river. The Alps are also the longest and highest mountain range that is located entirely in Europe!ġ5. The mountain which is 4,810 m/ 15,781 ft high sits on the border of Italy and France. The highest peak in the European Alps is Mont Blanc. The mountain is part of the Caucasus mountain range. Highest mountain: Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642 m/ 18,510 ft) is the highest mountain in Europe. San Marino and Vatican City are landlocked inside Italy, and Liechtenstein is double landlocked as it is landlocked also by countries Austria and Switzerland that are also landlocked by other countries.ġ4. These are landlocked countries in Europe:Īndorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Slovakia, Serbia, Moldova, Macedonia, San Marino and Vatican City. Landlocked countries in Europe: Many countries in Europe, mainly in central Europe, do not have access to an Ocean and share national borders only with other countries. 18 million people live in Kazakhstan which is among the ten biggest countries in the world. L argest landlocked country: Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in Europe and in the world.

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