DO YOU KNOW THE AREA OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ?

The Continent of Europe is covering an area of 10.36 m square km and surrounded by :

• The Arctic ocean from the north.
• The Atlantic ocean which connected to the north sea and the Baltic from the west.
• the Mediterranean and the Strait of Gibraltar and separated from Africa from the south.
• Connected to the continent of Asia by the mountains and the Ural River in the east.
• The Caspian Sea and the Caucasus in the southeast, the Black Sea and the Bosphorus, the Marmara, and the Dardanelles in the south.

The Biggest European Countries by Area :

• Russia : Russia has two parts one of them locates in the European side with an area of 3.97 m square km so it's the biggest European country, the other side is in Asia so it's total area equals 17.098 m square km(The biggest country in the world).

• Ukraine : Locates in the eastern side of Europe and overlooking the black sea with an area of 603628 square km so it's the 2nd biggest country in Europe.

• France : Covers an area of 551394 square km in the western side of Europe but also France has a land outside the continent which makes its total area increased so it's 3rd biggest country in Europe.

• Spain : it has a land in the Mediterranean and covers an area of 49868 square km so its 4th biggest country in Europe.

• Sweden : 
  Located in the far north of Europe, it is covered by the Scandinavian mountain, with an area of ​​44964 square kilometers, the 5th largest European countries.

The Smallest European Countries by Area :

• Vatican : The smallest country in Europe and the world with an area of 0.44 square km. for more information about Vatican click here 

• Monaco : Covers an area of 1.95 square km so it's the 2nd smallest country in Europe.

• San Marino : Covers an area of 61 square km and has a population on 33.400

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THE SMALLEST EUROPEAN COUNTRY

Vatican is considered the smallest European country in area and population as it's area equals 0.44 square km and has a population of about 800 persons so it ranks 233rd in the world in terms of population.

Italian is the official spoken language in Vatican which named after the Vatican mountain, The government of the country is an elected monarchy, and is headed by the Pope, President of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Vatican is located in the wast bank of Tiber river in Rome and it's the smallest independent nation / state in the world, Vatican is surrounded by walls that belongs to middle ages except for the southeast border of Saint Peter's square.

The Vatican city has 6 entrances, 3 of them are open to the public :

• Entrance to the bell arch 
• Saint Peter's square
• Entrance to the Vatican museum and galleries

The most famous building in the Vatican city is Cathedral of Saint Peter that was built in the 4th century and restored in the 16th century.

this church contains the mausoleum of Saint Peter, and is classified as the second largest Christian religious building in the world.

History  

The Vatican is considered one of the most sacred places in Christianity, witnessing a great history and a unique collection of masterpieces of art and architecture like :

• Double columns 
• Circular square
• Palaces
• Gardens

The Vatican history goes back to the 4th century a

s the seat of the Catholic Church after building 

Cathedral of Saint Peter and then it developed into a popular and commercial area.

Although it was abandoned after the papal court moved to France in 1309, the city's famous monuments were built in 1377.

The Vatican was established in its present form as an independent state after the Lateran Treaty of 1929.

The Vatican city have a telephone system in her own, post office, gardens, astronomical observatory, radio station and banking system.

The unit of the Swiss Guard is the responsible for the personal safety of the Pope since 1506.

Most of the food, water, electricity and gas are imported from abroad, with no taxes on income, import or export of funds.

 

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THE BIGGEST ARABIAN CITY BY AREA

Cairo is considered the biggest city in Africa and in the Arab world by area which equals 3,084,676 square km.

188,982 square km of Cairo's area is populated on the banks of the Nile River.

Cairo was the capital of the great Egyptian dynasties in middle ages, in our present time it's the capital of Egypt.

Cairo is a city full of life as it has the highest density of population per square kilometer in the world.

Commander Jawher al-sakli bulit Cairo to be a capital of the Fatimid state in 969 by order of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz and it was named Mansoura back then.

When Al-Muizz came to Egypt and see the city he named it Cairo after the glorious planet Mars.

The ancient travelers also named Cairo the city of thousand minarets as it contains lots of mosques until now, they also named Cairo Al-muizz's Cairo.

Egypt is known of having lots of talents (Musical / Dramatic) and considered the site of renaissance in the Arab theater.

Most of the Arabic films are produced in Egypt / Cairo by Egyptian companies as lots of movie stars and musicians are based in Egypt.

Television and radio are broadcast around the world, Cairo also have lots of known newspapers like al-Ahram which was founded in 1875 the most famous newspaper in Egypt.

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