Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts

Monday, 1 April 2013

What are the Seven Continents of the World?


A continent is a large continuous mass of land.The World is divided into seven Continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania.

All the continents of the World, except Antarctica, are "wedge-shaped," wider at the north than at the south.The continents vary greatly in size and more than two-thirds of the world's continental land area lies north of the equator.
 World map is labelled with seven continents

1. Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world.
Main Languages: Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Punjabi, Javanese, Korean 
Principal Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism 
Largest Cities: Seoul, Bombay, Jakarta, Tokyo, Shanghai Consisting Countries


2.Africa 

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world.
Main languages: Arabic, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba Oromo, Nguni, Igbo, Akan, Berber, and Malagasy 
Principle Religions: Christianity, Islam, tribal religions, and Baha'i 
Largest Cities: Cairo, Egypt; Kinshasa, Zaire, Alexandria, Egypt 

3.North America

North America is the third largest continent.
Main languages: English, French, Spanish
Principal Religions: Roman Catholics, Protestants, Islam, Eastern Orthodoxy
Largest Cities: Mexico city, New York city, Los Angeles, Chicago, Santo Domingo and more.

4.South America

South America is the fourth-largest continent in the world.
Main languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and many Native American Languages. 
Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and others
Largest Cities: São Paulo, Bogotá, Lima, Rio de Janeiro,Caracas and more

5. Europe

Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. 
Main languages: Russian, German, French, English, Italian, Ukrainian, Polish, Spanish, Romanian, Dutch, Serbo-Croatian
Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism
Largest Cities: Moscow, London, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Berlin

6.Australia/Oceania

Australia is the smallest continent in the world
Main languages: English 
Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodox Christianity 
Largest Cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, and Canberra-Queanbeyan

7.Antarctica  is the world's fifth-largest continent .

Friday, 8 March 2013

Countries in Europe

Europe is the second smallest continent in the world .Here is the list of 47 countries in Europe and their capitals.

 Europe




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Countries
Capitals
1.
Albania
Tirana
2.
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
3.
Austria
Vienna
4.
Belarus
Minsk
5.
Belgium
Brussels
6.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
7.
Bulgaria
Sofia
8.
Croatia
Zagreb
9.
The Czech Republic
Prague
10.
Denmark
Copenhagen
11.
Estonia
Tallinn
12.
Finland
Helsinki
13.
France
Paris
14.
Germany
Berlin
16.
Greece
Athens
17.
Hungary
Budapest
18.
Iceland
Reykjavík
19.
Ireland
Dublin
20.
Italy
Rome
21.
Kosovo
Pristina
22.
Latvia
Riga
23.
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
24.
Lithuania
Vilnius
25.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
26.
Macedonia
Skopje
27.
Malta
Valletta
28.
Moldova
Chisinau
29.
Monaco
Monaco
30.
Montenegro
Podgorica
31.
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
32.
Norway
Oslo
33.
Poland
Warsaw
34.
Portugal
Lisbon
35.
Romania
Bucharest
36.
Russia
Moscow
37.
San Marino
San Marino
38.
Serbia
Belgrade
39.
Slovakia
Bratislava
40.
Slovenia
Ljubljana
41.
Spain
Madrid
42.
Sweden
Stockholm
43.
Switzerland
Bern
44.
Turkey
Ankara
45.
Ukraine
Kiev (Kyiv)
46.
The United Kingdom
London
47.
The Vatican City
Vatican City

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

10 Facts About Europe

1.Europe is the second smallest continent in the world in terms of surface area with an area of 10,180,000 sq. km.

2.Mount Elbrus in Russia is the highest mountain in Europe.

3.Lake Balaton Hungary is the largest Lake in Europe.

4.Volga and Danube are the longest River in Europe.

5.The biggest European island is Great Britain.

Europe - Volga River
6.The European country with the highest number of volcanoes is Italy.

7.Europeans are living longer.Life expectancy in the European Union is rising.

8.Currency of Europe is Euro.

9.The First World War is supposed to have started in Europe, with the assassination of the archduke of Austria and involved almost the whole of Europe in it.

10.The largest city in Europe is Paris with a population of just under 10 million
people.The Vatican City is considered to be the smallest independent state in Europe.