Countries in Europe
Europe has 45 independent countries. The largest is Russia (17,098,242 km²), the smallest Vatican City, and Russia has the most people (143.7 million). Fourteen countries are landlocked. The list below gives each one with flag, capital, population and area.
All 45 countries in Europe by population
| # | Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | Moscow | 143.7 million |
| 2 |  Germany | Berlin | 83.5 million |
| 3 |  United Kingdom | London | 69.3 million |
| 4 |  France | Paris | 68.6 million |
| 5 |  Italy | Rome | 59 million |
| 6 |  Spain | Madrid | 48.8 million |
| 7 |  Ukraine | Kyiv | 37.9 million |
| 8 |  Poland | Warsaw | 36.6 million |
| 9 |  Romania | Bucharest | 19.1 million |
| 10 |  Netherlands | Amsterdam | 18 million |
| 11 |  Belgium | Brussels | 11.9 million |
| 12 |  Czechia | Prague | 10.9 million |
| 13 |  Portugal | Lisbon | 10.7 million |
| 14 |  Sweden | Stockholm | 10.6 million |
| 15 |  Greece | Athens | 10.4 million |
| 16 |  Hungary | Budapest | 9.6 million |
| 17 |  Austria | Vienna | 9.2 million |
| 18 |  Belarus | Minsk | 9.1 million |
| 19 |  Switzerland | Bern | 9 million |
| 20 |  Serbia | Belgrade | 6.6 million |
| 21 |  Bulgaria | Sofia | 6.4 million |
| 22 |  Denmark | Copenhagen | 6 million |
| 23 |  Finland | Helsinki | 5.6 million |
| 24 |  Norway | Oslo | 5.6 million |
| 25 |  Slovakia | Bratislava | 5.4 million |
| 26 |  Ireland | Dublin | 5.4 million |
| 27 |  Croatia | Zagreb | 3.9 million |
| 28 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 3.2 million |
| 29 |  Lithuania | Vilnius | 2.9 million |
| 30 |  Moldova | Chișinău | 2.4 million |
| 31 |  Albania | Tirana | 2.4 million |
| 32 |  Slovenia | Ljubljana | 2.1 million |
| 33 |  Latvia | Riga | 1.9 million |
| 34 |  North Macedonia | Skopje | 1.8 million |
| 35 |  Estonia | Tallinn | 1.4 million |
| 36 |  Cyprus | Nicosia | 1.4 million |
| 37 |  Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 677,000 |
| 38 |  Montenegro | Podgorica | 623,500 |
| 39 |  Malta | Valletta | 568,800 |
| 40 |  Iceland | Reykjavík | 386,500 |
| 41 |  Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 81,900 |
| 42 |  Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 40,500 |
| 43 |  Monaco | Monaco | 38,600 |
| 44 |  San Marino | San Marino | 34,000 |
| 45 |  Vatican City | Vatican City | 900 |
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What people also ask
How many countries are in Europe?
45 independent countries. Dependent territories (overseas territories and the like) are not counted.
What is the largest country in Europe?
Russia at 17,098,242 km², followed by Ukraine and France.
What is the smallest country in Europe?
Vatican City at 0 km².
Which countries in Europe are landlocked?
Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czechia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Vatican City.
How are countries on two continents counted?
Each country is listed once: Russia under Europe; Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan under Asia. That follows the UN statistical geoscheme used by the country data.
Country data: mledoze/countries (ODbL); population: World Bank, 2024. Flags: flag-icons (MIT). Flag facts, look-alikes and riddles: the Quible app.