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 A map of transcontinental countries, and countries that control territory in more than one continent. Contiguous transcontinental countries. Non-contiguous transcontinental countries. Countries that may be considered transcontinental, depending on the legal status of their claims or the definition of continental boundaries used. This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacent piece of territory that spans a continental boundary, most commonly the line that separates Europe and Asia). By contrast, non-contiguous transcontinental countries are those states that have portions of territory that are separated from one another either by a body of water or by other countries (such as in the case of France). Most non-contiguous transcontinental countries are countries with dependent territories like Denmark with Greenland, but can be countries that have fully integrated former dependent territories in their central states like France with its overseas regions. For the purposes of this article, a is assumed based on common terms of reference by English language geographers. Combined continents like "the Americas" and "Eurasia" are not acknowledged or referenced. The is largely conventional (much of it over land), and several conventions remained in use well into the 20th century. However, the now-prevalent convention—which has been in use by some cartographers since about 1850—follows the Caucasus northern chain, the Ural River and the Ural Mountains, is used for the purposes of this list. This convention results in several countries such as in the case of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey finding themselves almost entirely in 'Asia', with a few small enclaves or districts technically in 'Europe'. Notwithstanding these anomalies, this list of transcontinental or intercontinental states respects the convention that Europe and Asia are full continents rather than subcontinents or component landmasses of a larger Eurasian continent. Listed further below, separately, are countries with distant non-contiguous parts (overseas territories) on separate continents. DefinitionThe lists within this article include entries that meet the following criteria:
The boundaries between the continents can be vague and subject to interpretation, making it difficult to conclusively define what counts as a 'transcontinental state'. Contiguous boundaryContiguous transcontinental states are those countries that have one continuous or immediately adjacent piece of territory that spans a continental boundary. More specifically, they contain a portion of their territory on one continent and a portion of their territory on another continent, while having these two portions connected via a natural geological land connection (e.g. Russia) or the two portions being immediately adjacent to one another (e.g. Turkey). Africa and AsiaAfrican land part of Egypt The modern convention for the land boundary between Asia and Africa runs along the Isthmus of Suez and the Suez Canal in Egypt. The border continues through the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden. In antiquity, Egypt had been considered part of Asia, with the Catabathmus Magnus escarpment taken as the boundary with Africa (Libya). Former transcontinental country:
Asia and EuropeConventions used for the during the 18th and 19th centuries. The red line shows the most common modern convention, in use since c. 1850. historically placed in either continent The conventional was subject to considerable variation during the 18th and 19th centuries, indicated anywhere between the Don River and the Caucasus to the south or the Ural Mountains to the east. Since the late-19th century, the Caucasus–Urals boundary has become almost universally accepted. According to this now-standard convention, the boundary follows the Aegean Sea, the Turkish Straits, the Black Sea, along the watershed of the Greater Caucasus, the northwestern portion of the Caspian Sea and along the Ural River and Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. According to this convention, the following states have territory in both Asia and Europe. North America and South AmericaMap of the Darién Gap at the border between Colombia and Panama The conventional boundary between North America and South America is at some point on the Colombia–Panama border, with the most common demarcation in atlases and other sources following the Darién Mountains watershed where the Isthmus of Panama meets the South American continent (see Darién Gap). This area encompasses a large watershed, forest and mountains in the northern portion of Colombia's Chocó Department and Panama's Darién Province. Since both Panama and Colombia traditionally view the Americas as a single continent, the Darién border is locally presented not as between the continents of North and South America but rather as between the subcontinental regions of Central and South America. Non-contiguousNorth America and South AmericaThe special case of Caribbean islands adjacent to the South American coastline: Caribbean Island locationsNorth American Caribbean islands administered by South American states: Caribbean islands considered North American or South American: North America, Oceania, and AsiaSouth America and OceaniaEurope and North AmericaComparison map: Greenland, the Faroe Islands (enlarged) and Denmark differ significantly in size. The Danish Realm is spread across the North Atlantic Ocean and North Sea. Can Europe fit in Mexico?Of course it is not as big as Russia, Canada or the United States, but Mexico is large enough to accommodate 23 European countries inside its territory. To demonstrate the vastness of Mexico, a Reddit user shared an image of the national territory with 23 European countries overlapped.
How big is Mexico in comparison to Europe?Europe is 5.18 times as big as Mexico
It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east.
How many European countries fit in USA?It's easy to forget how large the United States is for one country, especially when you compare it to a continent like Europe that's made up of so many smaller countries. According to a neat overlay map posted to Reddit by user martinswfan, you can fit 30 European countries into the continental US.
What are the 3 largest European countries?Russia - 17,098,246 km² (6,601,670 mi²) Ukraine - 603,500 km² (233,000 mi²) France - 543,940 km² (210,020 mi²)
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