Europe, second smallest of the world's continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia).
How many countries are there in Europe? Europe is shared by 50 countries. By the conventional definition, there are 44 sovereign states or nations in Europe.
# Country Population (2020) Subregion
1 Russia 145,934,462 Eastern Europe
2 Germany 83,783,942 Western Europe
3 United Kingdom 67,886,011 Northern Europe
# Country Population; (2020) Subregion
1 Russia 145,934,462 Eastern Europe
2 Germany 83,783,942 Western Europe
3 United Kingdom 67,886,011 Northern Europe