75 Interesting Fun Facts About Europe

Welcome to the board of facts! This is where random, cool, interesting, fascinating, unknown, crazy, as well as useless facts, are brought together. In this article, we would be considering Europe. Europe has usually been considered the greatest continent by many; well let us check out some facts about it.

1. Vatnajokull (Iceland) is the largest glacier by volume in Europe
2. Time zones in Europe range from UTC to UTC +6
3. There are five peninsulas in Europe– the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Jutland peninsula, and the Apennines peninsula
4. The top ten generous countries are located in Europe NOT ANYMORE 🙂
5. The Tomatina Festival is one of Europe’s unusual festivals that is home to Spain. It occurs in August and everyone is involved in throwing tomatoes at each other
6. The three countries that start with the letter “I”; Iceland, Ireland, and Italy
7. The thermometer was invented in Italy
8. The tallest Ferris wheel in Europe is located in England
9. The statue of Liberty was constructed in France and was designed by Frederic Bartholdi
10. Europe is better than America
11. The richer states of Europe tend to be in the West
12. The popular James Bond is a European film
13. The Piano and Violin was a European invention
14. The only country in Europe that does not have an official language named after its own country is Yugoslavia. Its official language is Serbian
15. The most forested country in Europe is Finland
16. The main natural vegetation cover in Europe is mixed forest
17. The longest European one-word name is that of a village in Wales, and it is Lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogo
18. The largest dunes in the world are the Dune du Pilat of Europe
19. The largest island in the world is Greenland, in the kingdom of Denmark 
20. If it was not for the Europeans, the U.S.A would not have existed today
21. The largest ice care system in the world is called Werfel Ice Café in Europe
22. The largest country in Europe is Russia
23. The largest cities in Europe are Paris and London
24. The Industrial Revolution started in Europe in the late eighteenth century
25. The Great Famine of 1315-1317 was the first crisis that would strike Europe in the late Middle Ages
26. The first country to join the Industrial Revolution in Europe was Great Britain
27. The European Union has 27 countries members and was formed in 1957
28. The economy of Europe is currently the largest on earth
29. The Dark Ages in Europe lasted twice as long as the United States of America has been a country
30. The country with the smallest percentage of forested area is Iceland
31. The continent of Europe is named for a Phoenician princess called Europa
32. Democracy was invented in Europe almost 2000 years ago
33. The brown bear is Europe’s largest predator
34. The birthrate in Europe is stagnant
35. Sweden has one of the highest population of those who believe there is no God
36. Russia takes up 40% of Europe’s total land area
37. Russia has 13,000 uninhabited villages
38. Probably, 80-90% of Europe was once covered by forests
39. Population density is 72.5/km2
40. Polar bears may be found in Europe on Svalbard, Norway
41. Poland alone has generated 17 Nobel Laureates
42. Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized during the First World War
43. One unique event in the world is the Merry Cemetery in Sapanta, Romania
44. Notable musicians in Europe include Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven
45. Mr. Bean was born in England
46. Europe is the home of the finest civilizations
47. Most of the countries in Europe use the universal currency called the Euro
48. Monaco is the world’s richest country in terms of GDP per capita according to the World Bank Report
49. Many of the greatest Empires in history were based in Europe such as the British Empire, the French Empire, Ottoman Empire etc.
50. La Sapienza University is the largest University in Europe
51. Golf started in Scotland
52. Germany is the country that is surrounded by most countries in Europe- they are nine in total
53. Germany is one of the most castles-populated in the world
54. Georgia is home to the earliest hominid to have been discovered in Europe 
55. Famous European Philosophers are Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato
56. Europe is the second smallest continent with roughly 4 million sq mi
57. Europe is the birthplace of Western Culture
58. Europe is relatively a secular continent
59. Europe is home to the smallest country in the world
60. Europe is home to the highest number of migrants of all global regions
61. Europe is designated as a continent for political reasons
62. Europe is also a name of a moon of Jupiter
63. Europe has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world
64. Europe contains seven regions including The British Isles and the Scandinavia
65. Europe comes from ancient Greek and means broad, wide-gazing, broad of aspect
66. Etna is Europe’s largest volcano located in Southern Italy
67. England is the foundational country of cricket
68. Croatia was the first country to eradicate slavery in the continent
69. Christopher Columbus was born in Europe
70. Christianity is the largest religion
71. By the end of the Second World War, Europe had more than 40 million refugees
72. Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe
73. A European country, France is moving inland around 7m each year
74. Adolf Hitler was a European. He was not a German but from Austria
75. Abortion is illegal on the island of Malta