Europe

Europe is a continent in the northern hemisphere, located to the west of Asia and north of Africa. Countries within Europe can be grouped together into five regions.

  The British Isles

England Ireland, The Republic of Isle of Man

Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Channel Islands consisting of Guernsey Jersey

  Central Europe

Austria Belgium Czech Republic Germany

Hungary Liechtenstein Luxembourg The Netherlands

Poland Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland

  Eastern Europe

Albania Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Estonia

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Georgia Kosovo Latvia Lithuania

Moldova Montenegro Romania Russia Serbia Ukraine

  Mediterranean Europe

or Southern Europe

Andorra Cyprus France Greece

Gibraltar Italy Malta Monaco

Portugal San Marino Spain Vatican City

  Scandinavia

or Northern Europe

Denmark Faroe Islands Finland

Iceland Jan Mayen (a part of Norway) Norway

Svalbard (a part of Norway) Sweden

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• Most common surnames by country in Europe
• Archives Portal
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