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|native_name = European Continent<br/>{{externalflag|<!--REGION_FLAG_START-->null<!--REGION_FLAG_END-->}} | |native_name = European Continent<br/>{{externalflag|<!--REGION_FLAG_START-->null<!--REGION_FLAG_END-->}} | ||
| − | |founder = <!--REGION_FOUNDER_START-->Quaon<!--REGION_FOUNDER_END--> | + | |founder = <!--REGION_FOUNDER_START-->Quaon (Originally Saxe-Coburg)<!--REGION_FOUNDER_END--> |
|wa_delegate = <!--REGION_DELEGATE_START-->No Delegate<!--REGION_DELEGATE_END--> | |wa_delegate = <!--REGION_DELEGATE_START-->No Delegate<!--REGION_DELEGATE_END--> | ||
| − | |wa_members = <!--REGION_WA_POPULATION_START--> | + | |wa_members = <!--REGION_WA_POPULATION_START-->3<!--REGION_WA_POPULATION_END--> |
|members = <!--REGION_POPULATION_START-->17<!--REGION_POPULATION_END--> | |members = <!--REGION_POPULATION_START-->17<!--REGION_POPULATION_END--> | ||
|gross_regional_product = <!--REGION_GRP_START-->N/A<!--REGION_GRP_END--> | |gross_regional_product = <!--REGION_GRP_START-->N/A<!--REGION_GRP_END--> | ||
|region_page = <!--REGION_LINK_START-->[https://www.nationstates.net/region=european_continent European Continent]<!--REGION_LINK_END--> | |region_page = <!--REGION_LINK_START-->[https://www.nationstates.net/region=european_continent European Continent]<!--REGION_LINK_END--> | ||
|nstracker = <!--REGION_NSTRACKER_START-->[http://www.nstracker.net/regions?region=European_Continent European Continent]<!--REGION_NSTRACKER_END--> | |nstracker = <!--REGION_NSTRACKER_START-->[http://www.nstracker.net/regions?region=European_Continent European Continent]<!--REGION_NSTRACKER_END--> | ||
| − | |population_estimate = <!--REGION_POPULATION_AMT_START--> | + | |population_estimate = <!--REGION_POPULATION_AMT_START-->197 billion<!--REGION_POPULATION_AMT_END--> |
|population_estimate_year = <!--REGION_POPULATION_AMT_YEAR_START-->2014<!--REGION_POPULATION_AMT_YEAR_END--> | |population_estimate_year = <!--REGION_POPULATION_AMT_YEAR_START-->2014<!--REGION_POPULATION_AMT_YEAR_END--> | ||
|HDI = <!--REGION_HDI_START-->0.610<!--REGION_HDI_END--> | |HDI = <!--REGION_HDI_START-->0.610<!--REGION_HDI_END--> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''European Continent''' is a <!--REGION_POPULATION_DESC_START-->medium-sized region<!--REGION_POPULATION_DESC_END-->, <!--REGION_STYLE_START-->with a thriving community of 17 nations and only | + | '''European Continent''' is a <!--REGION_POPULATION_DESC_START-->medium-sized region<!--REGION_POPULATION_DESC_END-->, <!--REGION_STYLE_START-->with a thriving community of 17 nations and only 3 [[World Assembly]] Members. |
| − | The | + | The European Continent is the third oldest region in the Nationstates World Regions (NSWR) community, behind [[Region/African_Continent|Africa]] and the [[region/Middle East|Middle East]] respectively. Originally founded by Wadji in or around 2005, the region has since grown to become the most active of the five regions of NSWR. A modern-era/Modern-tech region, its inhabitants enjoy an environment which primarily promotes realizes though gives individuals the room to mix in the whimsical from time to time. The current map of Europe, found [[http://s3.zetaboards.com/nationstates/topic/7234245/1/#new|on the NSWR forums]] boast a total of 26 nations, though nine are nations that are carried over from the adjoining Middle East. |
| − | + | Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and connected waterways to the southeast. Yet the borders of Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the primarily physiographic term "continent" can incorporate cultural and political elements. | |
| − | + | Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Historically Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 15th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the west and the Warsaw Pact in the east. The Domininion Wars was, in recent times, one of the most prolific wars to be wage on the European continent. However, there continent has also seen several historically significant wars as well including the winter war and the war of Saxon-Coburgian succession. | |
| − | + | Europe is a peninsula that makes up the western fifth of the Eurasian landmass. Its maritime borders are made up of the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Caspian Sea. Land relief in Europe shows great variation within relatively small areas. The southern regions are more mountainous, while moving north the terrain descends from the high Alps, Pyrenees, and Carpathians, through hilly uplands, into broad, low northern plains, which are vast in the east. This extended lowland is known as the Great European Plain, and at its heart lies the North German Plain. An arc of uplands also exists along the north-western seaboard, which begins in the western parts of the islands of Britain and Ireland, and then continues along the mountainous, fjord-cut spine of Norway. This description is simplified. Sub-regions such as the Iberian Peninsula and the Italian Peninsula contain their own complex features, as does mainland Central Europe itself, where the relief contains many plateaus, river valleys and basins that complicate the general trend. Sub-regions like Iceland, Britain, and Ireland are special cases. The former is a land unto itself in the northern ocean which is counted as part of Europe, while the latter are upland areas that were once joined to the mainland until rising sea levels cut them off. | |
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| + | A member of the NSWR community, the European Continent joins with the Asian Continent, African Continent, Middle East, and American Continent to form a literal world in which players of the community can roleplay in. Thanks to the well organized and well designed [[http://s3.zetaboards.com/nationstates/index/|NSWR off-site forums]], players of the community enjoy a level of inter-regional roleplay found in few other places on NationStates. | ||
| + | <!--REGION_STYLE_END--> | ||
[[Category: Regions]] | [[Category: Regions]] | ||
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European Continent |
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| Founder | Quaon (Originally Saxe-Coburg) | |
| WA Delegate | No Delegate | |
| Members | 17 | |
| - | of which WA | 3 |
| Regional population | ||
| - | 2014 estimate | 197 billion |
| GRP | N/A | |
| Regional HDI | 0.610 medium |
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| Region page European Continent |
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| NSTracker European Continent |
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European Continent is a medium-sized region, with a thriving community of 17 nations and only 3 World Assembly Members.
The European Continent is the third oldest region in the Nationstates World Regions (NSWR) community, behind Africa and the Middle East respectively. Originally founded by Wadji in or around 2005, the region has since grown to become the most active of the five regions of NSWR. A modern-era/Modern-tech region, its inhabitants enjoy an environment which primarily promotes realizes though gives individuals the room to mix in the whimsical from time to time. The current map of Europe, found [the NSWR forums] boast a total of 26 nations, though nine are nations that are carried over from the adjoining Middle East.
Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting the Black and Aegean Seas. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and connected waterways to the southeast. Yet the borders of Europe—a concept dating back to classical antiquity—are somewhat arbitrary, as the primarily physiographic term "continent" can incorporate cultural and political elements.
Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Historically Europe, in particular Ancient Greece, is the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 15th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, European nations controlled at various times the Americas, most of Africa, Oceania, and large portions of Asia. Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the Iron Curtain between NATO in the west and the Warsaw Pact in the east. The Domininion Wars was, in recent times, one of the most prolific wars to be wage on the European continent. However, there continent has also seen several historically significant wars as well including the winter war and the war of Saxon-Coburgian succession.
Europe is a peninsula that makes up the western fifth of the Eurasian landmass. Its maritime borders are made up of the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Caspian Sea. Land relief in Europe shows great variation within relatively small areas. The southern regions are more mountainous, while moving north the terrain descends from the high Alps, Pyrenees, and Carpathians, through hilly uplands, into broad, low northern plains, which are vast in the east. This extended lowland is known as the Great European Plain, and at its heart lies the North German Plain. An arc of uplands also exists along the north-western seaboard, which begins in the western parts of the islands of Britain and Ireland, and then continues along the mountainous, fjord-cut spine of Norway. This description is simplified. Sub-regions such as the Iberian Peninsula and the Italian Peninsula contain their own complex features, as does mainland Central Europe itself, where the relief contains many plateaus, river valleys and basins that complicate the general trend. Sub-regions like Iceland, Britain, and Ireland are special cases. The former is a land unto itself in the northern ocean which is counted as part of Europe, while the latter are upland areas that were once joined to the mainland until rising sea levels cut them off.
A member of the NSWR community, the European Continent joins with the Asian Continent, African Continent, Middle East, and American Continent to form a literal world in which players of the community can roleplay in. Thanks to the well organized and well designed [off-site forums], players of the community enjoy a level of inter-regional roleplay found in few other places on NationStates.
