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The vast majority of its population (80%) lives within its [[European Russia|European part]].<ref name="Vishnevsky">{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/popdecline/vishnevsky.pdf |title=Replacement Migration: Is it a solution for Russia? |access-date=14 January 2008 |last=Vishnevsky |first=Anatoly |date=15 August 2000 |publisher=United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs |website=Expert Group Meeting on Policy Responses to Population Ageing and Population Decline /UN/POP/PRA/2000/14 |pages=6, 10 |archive-date=29 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829152839/http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/popdecline//vishnevsky.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> However, only the population figure includes the entire state.}} {{Cnote2|c|n=3|[[Guernsey]], the [[Isle of Man]] and [[Jersey]] are [[Crown Dependencies]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. Other [[Channel Islands]] legislated by the [[Bailiwick of Guernsey]] include [[Alderney]] and [[Sark]].}} {{Cnote2|d|n=2|[[Cyprus]] can be considered part of Europe or [[Western Asia]]; it has strong historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe. The population and area figures refer to the entire state, including the ''de facto'' independent part [[Northern Cyprus]] which is not recognised as a sovereign nation by the vast majority of sovereign nations, nor the UN.}} {{Cnote2|e|Figures for [[Portugal]] include the [[Azores]] and [[Madeira]] archipelagos, both in [[Northern Atlantic]].}} {{Cnote2|f|Area figure for [[Serbia]] includes [[Kosovo]], a province that unilaterally declared its independence from [[Serbia]] on 17 February 2008, and whose sovereign status is unclear. Population and density figures are from the first results of 2011 census and are given without the disputed territory of [[Kosovo]].}} {{Cnote2|g|Figures for [[France]] include only [[metropolitan France]]: some [[Administrative divisions of France|politically integral parts of France]] are geographically located outside Europe.}} {{Cnote2|h|[[Netherlands]] population for November 2014. Population and area details include European portion only: Netherlands and three entities outside Europe ([[Aruba]], [[Curaçao]] and [[Sint Maarten]], in the [[Caribbean]]) constitute the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. [[Amsterdam]] is the official capital, while [[The Hague]] is the administrative seat.}} {{Cnote2|i|[[Kazakhstan]] is physiographically considered a transcontinental country, mostly in Central Asia (UN region), partly in Eastern Europe, with European territory west of the [[Ural Mountains]] and [[Ural River]]. However, only the population figure refers to the entire country.}} {{Cnote2|j|[[Armenia]] can be considered part of Eastern Europe or [[Western Asia]]; it has strong historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe. The population and area figures include the entire state, respectively.}} {{Cnote2|k|[[Azerbaijan]] is physiographically considered a transcontinental country, mostly in Western Asia. A small portion of its territory is located north of [[Greater Caucasus]], considered part of Eastern Europe.<ref>The [[UN]] Statistics Department [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226004109/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm |date=26 December 2018 }} places Azerbaijan in [[Western Asia]] for statistical convenience [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711220015/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |date=11 July 2017 }}: "The assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories." The [[CIA World Factbook]] [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/azerbaijan/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127171042/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/azerbaijan/ |date=27 January 2021 }} places Azerbaijan in South Western Asia, with a small portion north of the Caucasus range in Europe. [http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=Azerbaijan&ar_a=1 National Geographic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119140030/http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=Azerbaijan&ar_a=1 |date=19 January 2012 }} and ''[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/230186/Azerbaijan Encyclopædia Britannica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730042224/https://www.britannica.com/place/Georgia |date=30 July 2022 }}'' also place Georgia in Asia.</ref> However the population and area figures are for the entire state. This includes the [[exclave]] of the [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic]] and the region [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] that has declared, and ''[[de facto]]'' [[list of unrecognised countries|achieved]], independence. Nevertheless, it is not recognised ''[[de jure]]'' by [[sovereign state]]s.}} {{Cnote2|l| [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] can be considered part of Eastern Europe or [[West Asia]]; it has strong historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe.<ref>[[Council of Europe]] {{cite web |title=47 countries, one Europe |url=http://www.coe.int/aboutCoe/index.asp?page%3D47pays1europe%26l%3Den |access-date=9 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108003938/http://www.coe.int/aboutCoe/index.asp?l=en&page=47pays1europe |archive-date=8 January 2011 }}, [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|British Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] {{cite web |title=Country profiles ' Europe ' Georgia |url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/europe/georgia/ |access-date=9 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231082215/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/europe/georgia |archive-date=31 December 2010 }}, [[World Health Organization]] [http://www.euro.who.int/en/where-we-work] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112060752/http://www.euro.who.int/en/where-we-work |date=12 January 2011 }}, [[World Tourism Organization]] [http://unwto.org/europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226022941/http://unwto.org/europe |date=26 December 2010 }}, [[UNESCO]] [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/worldwide/europe-and-north-america/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102075359/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/worldwide/europe-and-north-america/ |date=2 November 2018 }}, [[UNICEF]] [http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205015818/http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html |date=5 December 2013 }}, [[UNHCR]] [http://www.unhcr.org/pages/4a02d9346.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702183319/https://www.unhcr.org/pages/4a02d9346.html |date=2 July 2022 }}, [[European Civil Aviation Conference]] {{cite web |title=Member States |url=https://www.ecac-ceac.org//about_ecac/ecac_member_states |access-date=9 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723024001/https://www.ecac-ceac.org//about_ecac/ecac_member_states |archive-date=23 July 2013 }}, [[Euronews]] [http://www.euronews.net/weather/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509184812/http://www.euronews.net/weather |date=9 May 2021 }}, [[BBC]] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1102477.stm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726013804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1102477.stm |date=26 July 2022 }}, [[NATO]] [http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_8443.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726150643/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_8443.htm |date=26 July 2022 }}, [[Russian Foreign Ministry]] [http://www.mid.ru/ns-reuro.nsf/strana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121082628/https://mid.ru/ns-reuro.nsf/strana |date=21 January 2022 }}, [[the World Bank]] {{cite web |url=http://data.worldbank.org/region/ECA |title=Europe & Central Asia | Data |access-date=9 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219144231/http://data.worldbank.org/region/ECA |archive-date=19 February 2011 }}.</ref> The population and area figures include Georgian estimates for [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]], two regions that have declared and ''[[de facto]]'' [[List of states with limited recognition|achieved]] independence. [[International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia#Positions taken by states|International recognition]], however, is limited.}} {{Cnote2|m|[[Turkey]] is physiographically considered a transcontinental country, mostly in Western Asia (the Middle East). Turkey has a small part of its territory (3%) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace.<ref>{{cite web|author=FAO|author-link=FAO|publisher=FAO|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/t0377e/t0377e27.htm|title=Inland fisheries of Europe|access-date=26 March 2011|archive-date=26 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126124249/http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/t0377e/t0377e27.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> However, only the population figure includes the entire state.}} {{Cnote2|n|n=4|The total figures for area and population include only European portions of transcontinental countries. The precision of these figures is compromised by the ambiguous geographical extent of Europe and the lack of references for European portions of transcontinental countries.}} {{Cnote2|o|[[Kosovo]] unilaterally declared its independence from [[Serbia]] on 17 February 2008. Its sovereign status is [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|unclear]]. Its population is July 2009 CIA estimate.}} {{Cnote2|p|n=2|[[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]], both of which can be considered part of Eastern Europe or [[West Asia]]<ref name="W.Asia">The [[United Nations|UN]] Statistics Department [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226004109/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm |date=26 December 2018 }} places Georgia in [[Western Asia]] for statistical convenience [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711220015/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |date=11 July 2017 }}: "The assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories." The [[CIA World Factbook]] [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/georgia/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204222544/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/georgia/ |date=4 February 2021 }}, [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=georgi&Mode=d&SubMode=w National Geographic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211151904/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=asia&Rootmap=georgi&Mode=d&SubMode=w |date=11 December 2020 }}, and ''[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/230186/Georgia Encyclopædia Britannica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426041425/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/230186/Georgia |date=26 April 2015 }}'' also place Georgia in Asia.</ref> unilaterally declared their independence from [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] on 25 August 1990 and 28 November 1991, respectively. Their status as sovereign nations is [[International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia|not recognised]] by a vast majority of sovereign nations, nor the UN. Population figures stated as of 2003 census and 2000 estimates, respectively.}} {{Cnote2|q|[[Nagorno-Karabakh]], which can be considered part of Eastern Europe or [[West Asia]], unilaterally declared its independence from [[Azerbaijan]] on 6 January 1992. Its status as a sovereign nation is not recognised by any sovereign nation, nor the UN. Population figures stated as of 2003 census and 2000 estimates, respectively.}} {{Cnote2|r|[[Greenland]], an autonomous constituent country within the [[Danish Realm]], is geographically a part of the continent of North America, but has been politically and culturally associated with Europe.}} {{Cnote2|s|n=2|The [[Donetsk People's Republic]] and [[Luhansk People's Republic]] are internationally recognised as being a legal part of [[Ukraine]], although ''de facto'' control is exercised by governments which declared independence from Ukraine in 2014.}} {{Cnote2|t|Europe is normally considered its own continent in the English-speaking world, which uses the seven continent model.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/europe |title=Europe |dictionary=Oxford Learner's Dictionary |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Europe |title=Europe |dictionary=Merriam-Webster |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref> Other models consider Europe as part of a Eurasian or Afro-Eurasian continent. See {{slink|Continent|Number}} for more information.}} {{Cnote2|u|The map shows one of the most commonly accepted delineations of the geographical boundaries of Europe, as used by [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] and [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]. Whether countries are considered in Europe or Asia can vary in sources, for example in the classification of the [[CIA World Factbook]] or that of the [[BBC]]. Certain countries in Europe, such as France, have [[List of countries spanning more than one continent#Non-contiguous|territories lying geographically outside Europe]], but which are nevertheless considered integral parts of that country.}} {{Cnote2|v|This number includes Siberia, (about 38 million people) but excludes European Turkey (about 12 million)}} {{Cnote2 End}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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