Europe is one of the world’s seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus region and the Black Sea to the southeast.[2] Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean and other bodies of water to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and connected waterways to the southeast. Yet the borders for Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the term continent can refer to a cultural and political distinction or a physiographic one.

Europe is the world’s second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth’s surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe’s approximately 50 states, Russia is the largest by both area and population (although the country covers both Europe and Asia), while the Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 731 million or about 11% of the world’s population. However, according to the United Nations (medium estimate), Europe’s share may fall to about 7% by 2050. In 1900, Europe’s share of the world’s population was 25%.

Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe, greatly contributing to a decline in Western European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the west and the Warsaw Pact in the east. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which have been expanding eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. (text from wiki)

Another continent, another list!

• Austria
  • Get Painted at the World Bodypainting Festival
• Germany
  • Have a Stein in Octoberfest, Germany
  • Lap the Nurburgring!
• Iceland
  • Swim in the Iceland Ice, Iceland
• Italy
  • Drive il Passo Del Stelvio
  • Fly Like and Angel
• Norway
  • ✔ Dance with the Aurora Borealis
  • Drive the Trollstigen Pass, Norway
  • Hike the Pulpit Rock, Norway
• Poland
  • ✔ Knock on (a) Wood(en) Church!
  • ✔ Lick a Mine in Wieliczka
• Romania
  • ✔ Share in Ceauşescu’s Folly
  • ✔ Vulcano Mudfight, Berca Mud Vulcanoes
• Serbia
  • Rave at the EXIT festival, Serbia
• Spain
  • ✔ Walk El Camino del Rey
  • Battle of Wine
  • Release the Pyromaniac at Las Fallas
  • Throw a Tomato at the Tomatina
• Switzerland
  • Ride the Worlds Highest Elevator
• United Kingdom
  • ✓✔✘∞ Glyph Test
  • ✔ Complete a Tough Mudder
  • ✔ Do More Takeoffs than Landings in a Plane
  • ✔ Get Irradiated at Dungeness
  • ✔ Watch the Sun Rise at Stonehenge
  • ✔Hide in a Secret Nuclear Bunker
  • Come Eye-to-Eye With 2000 Skulls
  • Fish at Port Quin
  • Give Annie a Toy in the Edinburgh Vaults
  • Mingle with the Goths at Kensal Green Open Day
  • Orford Ness
  • Shout in a Sound Mirror, Denge
  • The Hunterian Museum
  • Visit Imber Village
  • Visit Nazi Britain