Because the world is a sphere, it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map ... Europe is a continent. It is an area on the Earth that contains many different countries ...

The past 100 years have seen another world ... day Europe is based on the lines drawn following the conflict sparked by Princip's bullet. (Pull cursor to the right from 1914 to see 1914 map ...

Maps of different countries can be put together ... This one shows all the countries of the world, almost 200, including the UK. It shows all seven continents, Europe, Africa, North America ...