Countries and capitals of Europe - updated data 2018

Europe is one of the five continents that make up our planet, is the second smallest with 11, 000, 000 square km approximately, 2% of the total area. Europe is limited by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Asia in the east, the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Mediterranean Sea in the south. It is composed of a total of 50 countries, 43 of which are entirely European, while the remaining 7 are considered Eurasian because they are between the continents of Europe and Asia. So that you know them all, whether or not they are included in the European Union, in this article we show you the list of the countries and capitals of Europe . We keep updating data.

Countries and capitals of Europe

In the attached image you can see the map of Europe with its updated capitals and, in addition, with the population of each country. Below we show you the list of all countries in Europe with their capitals and the total population of each one based on data updated to 2017-2018, the most complete you can find on the Internet. We show them ordered by order of most people unless:

Russia (Moscow): 146, 685, 000
Germany (Berlin): 81, 768, 000
United Kingdom (London): 65, 595, 000
France (Paris): 64, 645, 000
Italy (Rome): 60, 619, 000
Spain (Madrid): 46, 399, 000
Ukraine (Kiev): 42, 676, 000
Poland (Warsaw): 38, 516, 000
Romania (Bucharest): 19, 742, 000
The Netherlands (Amsterdam): 17, 020, 000
Greece (Athens): 11, 533, 000
Belgium (Brussels): 11, 338, 000
Czech Republic (Prague): 10, 547, 000
Portugal (Lisbon): 10, 262, 000
Sweden (Stockholm): 9, 901, 000
Hungary (Budapest): 9, 818, 000
Belarus (Minsk): 9, 508, 000
Austria (Vienna): 8, 736, 000
Switzerland (Berne): 8, 362, 000
Bulgaria (Sofia): 7, 137, 000
Serbia (Belgrade): 7, 176, 794
Denmark (Copenhagen): 5, 722, 000
Finland (Helsinki): 5, 483, 000
Slovakia (Bratislava): 5, 431, 000
Norway (Oslo): 5, 240, 000
Ireland (Dublin): 4, 668, 000
Croatia (Zagreb): 4, 210, 000
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo): 3, 925, 000
Moldova (Chisinau): 3, 561, 000
Albania (Tirana): 2, 880, 000
Lithuania (Vilnius): 2, 872, 000
Macedonia (Skopje): 2, 074, 000
Slovenia (Ljubljana): 2, 067, 000
Latvia (Riga): 1, 963, 000
Estonia (Tallinn): 1, 314, 000
Montenegro (Podgorica): 622, 000
Luxembourg (Luxembourg): 583, 000
Malta (La Valleta): 434, 000
Iceland (Reykjavik): 335, 000
Andorra (Andorra la vella): 79, 000
Liechtenstein (Vaduz): 38, 000
Monaco (Monaco): 38, 000
San Marino (San Marino): 33, 000
Vatican City ( Vatican City): 1, 000

Total population of Europe: 743, 704, 000

It should be noted that: Gibraltar, Jersey and Guernsey are colonies according to the UN, therefore they are not fully recognized as European countries. Svalbard and Jan Mayen is a colony of Norway and the Faroe Islands of Denmark.

Kosovo (Pristina): 1, 889, 000
Jersey (Saint Helier): 104, 000
Isle of Man (Douglas): 90, 000
Guernsey ((Saint Peter Port): 66, 000
Faroe Islands (Tórshavn): 49, 000
Gibraltar (Gibraltar): 33, 000
Åland (Mariehamn): 29, 000
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Svalbard): 4, 000

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Eurasian countries and their capitals

The Eurasian Economic Union is an economic union that was established on January 1, 2015 according to the treaty signed by the leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Technically these countries can not be included in the list of countries in Europe:

Armenia (Yerevan): 3, 000, 000
Azerbaijan (Baku): 9, 500, 000
Cyprus (Nicosia): 1, 950, 000
Georgia (Tbilisi): 4, 500, 000
Kazakhstan (Astana): 18, 300, 000
Turkey (Ankara): 77, 000, 000
Russia (Moscow): 146, 683, 000
Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek): 6, 000, 000

Flags of the countries of Europe

The national flag is a symbol or emblem of a country, and therefore represents a country.

Each country in the world has its own combination of colors, shapes and symbols, but conventionally almost all national flags are rectangular.

Four countries are member states of the free trade organization European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Currency and national day of the countries of Europe

Below we show you a table with the countries of Europe with the currency they use and the national holiday Country - Currency - National Day:

Albania - Lek - November 28
Germany - Euro - 3 October
Andorra - Euro - September 8
Armenia - Dram
Austria - Euro - October 26
Azerbaijan - Manat
Belgium - Euro - July 21
Belarus - Ruble - Belarusian
Bosnia-Herzegovina - Marco Convertible
Bulgaria - Lev - March 3
Cyprus - Euro - 1 October
Croatia - Croatian Kuna - 30 May
Denmark - Danish Krone - April 16
Slovakia - Euro
Slovenia - Euro
Spain - Euro - October 12
Estonia - Euro
Finland - Euro - December 6
France - Euro - July 14
Georgia - Lari
Greece - Euro 25 - March
Netherlands - Euro - April 30
Hungary - Forintio - August 20
Ireland (Eire) - Euro - March 17
Iceland - Icelandic Crown - June 17
Italy - Euro - June 2
Kazakhstan - Tengue
Latvia - Euro
Liechtenstein - Swiss Franc
Lithuania - Euro
Luxembourg - Euro - June 23
Macedonia - Macedonian Dinar
Malta - Euro
Moldova - Leu of Moldova
Monaco - Euro - November 19
Montenegro Euro
Norway Norwegian Krone - May 17
Poland Zloty - 3 May
Portugal Euro - June 10
United Kingdom - Pound Sterling - June 9
Czech Republic - Czech Republic - October 28
Romania - Leu - December 1
Russia - Ruble
San Marino - Euro
Vatican - Euro
Serbia - Serbian Dinar
Sweden - Swedish Krona - June 6
Switzerland - Swiss Franc - 1 August
Tajikistan - Ruble
Turkmenistan - Manat
Ukraine - Grivna
Uzbekistan - Som-kupon

European Union countries

The European Union is an economic and political union of the 28 Member States that are mainly located in Europe.

Germany (1958)
Austria (1995)
Belgium (1958)
Bulgaria (2007)
Cyprus (2004)
Croatia (2013)
Denmark (1973)
Slovakia (2004)
Slovenia (2004)
Spain (1986)
Estonia (2004)
Finland (1995)
France (1958)
Greece (1981)
Hungary (2004)
Ireland (1973)
Italy (1958)
Latvia (2004)
Lithuania (2004)
Luxembourg (1958)
Malta (2004)
The Netherlands (1958)
Poland (2004)
Portugal (1986)
United Kingdom (1973): According to the 2016 elections where he decided to leave the European Union, but we still put him on this list because he is still part of it for the time being.
Czech Republic (2004)
Romania (2007)
Sweden (1995)