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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 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 North Macedonia 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