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52 countries and territories

How many countries are in Europe?

Europe has 43 UN member states and 1 UN observer state. Counting the territories travelers count on their own, Globestamp lists 52 countries and territories in Europe.

UN member states
43
Countries and territories
52
International arrivals
1.1 billiona year, summed, latest figures
Largest
Russia16,886,269 km² (6,519,820 sq mi)

Eastern Europe 10

Northern Europe 16

Southern Europe 17

Western Europe 9

Not UN members, but counted

9 of Europe’s 52 are not UN member states: Åland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kosovo, Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Vatican City. Most travelers count them on their own, and so does Globestamp’s list of 250. Count by the UN’s 193 instead and they drop out. See territories that count and how many countries there are.

Europe, most visited first

#CountryVisitors a yearStampRegion
1France’s stamp in GlobestampFrance218 million (2019)InkWestern Europe
2Spain’s stamp in GlobestampSpain126 million (2019)InkSouthern Europe
3Italy’s stamp in GlobestampItaly95.4 million (2019)InkSouthern Europe
4Poland’s stamp in GlobestampPoland88.5 million (2019)InkEastern Europe
5Hungary’s stamp in GlobestampHungary61.4 million (2019)InkEastern Europe
6Croatia’s stamp in GlobestampCroatia60 million (2019)InkSouthern Europe
7United Kingdom’s stamp in GlobestampUnited Kingdom40.9 million (2019)InkNorthern Europe
8Germany’s stamp in GlobestampGermany39.6 million (2019)MetallicWestern Europe
9Czech Republic’s stamp in GlobestampCzech Republic37.2 million (2019)MetallicEastern Europe
10Greece’s stamp in GlobestampGreece34 million (2019)MetallicSouthern Europe
11Denmark’s stamp in GlobestampDenmark33.1 million (2019)MetallicNorthern Europe
12Austria’s stamp in GlobestampAustria31.9 million (2019)MetallicWestern Europe
13Russia’s stamp in GlobestampRussia24.4 million (2019)MetallicEastern Europe
14Netherlands’s stamp in GlobestampNetherlands20.1 million (2019)MetallicWestern Europe
15Portugal’s stamp in GlobestampPortugal17.3 million (2019)MetallicSouthern Europe
16Slovakia’s stamp in GlobestampSlovakia15.3 million (2018)MetallicEastern Europe
17Ukraine’s stamp in GlobestampUkraine13.7 million (2019)FoilEastern Europe
18Romania’s stamp in GlobestampRomania12.8 million (2019)FoilEastern Europe
19Bulgaria’s stamp in GlobestampBulgaria12.6 million (2019)FoilEastern Europe
20Belarus’s stamp in GlobestampBelarus11.8 million (2019)FoilEastern Europe
21Switzerland’s stamp in GlobestampSwitzerland11.8 million (2019)FoilWestern Europe
22Ireland’s stamp in GlobestampIreland11 million (2019)FoilNorthern Europe
23Belgium’s stamp in GlobestampBelgium9.3 million (2019)FoilWestern Europe
24Latvia’s stamp in GlobestampLatvia8.3 million (2019)FoilNorthern Europe
25Andorra’s stamp in GlobestampAndorra8.2 million (2019)FoilSouthern Europe
26Sweden’s stamp in GlobestampSweden7.6 million (2019)FoilNorthern Europe
27Albania’s stamp in GlobestampAlbania6.4 million (2019)FoilSouthern Europe
28Lithuania’s stamp in GlobestampLithuania6.2 million (2019)FoilNorthern Europe
29Estonia’s stamp in GlobestampEstonia6.1 million (2019)FoilNorthern Europe
30Norway’s stamp in GlobestampNorway5.9 million (2019)Colour-shiftNorthern Europe
31Slovenia’s stamp in GlobestampSlovenia4.7 million (2019)Colour-shiftSouthern Europe
32Malta’s stamp in GlobestampMalta3.5 million (2019)Colour-shiftSouthern Europe
33Finland’s stamp in GlobestampFinland3.3 million (2019)Colour-shiftNorthern Europe
34Montenegro’s stamp in GlobestampMontenegro2.5 million (2019)Colour-shiftSouthern Europe
35Iceland’s stamp in GlobestampIceland2.2 million (2019)Colour-shiftNorthern Europe
36San Marino’s stamp in GlobestampSan Marino1.9 million (2019)HologramSouthern Europe
37Serbia’s stamp in GlobestampSerbia1.8 million (2019)HologramSouthern Europe
38Bosnia and Herzegovina’s stamp in GlobestampBosnia and Herzegovina1.2 million (2019)HologramSouthern Europe
39Luxembourg’s stamp in GlobestampLuxembourg1 million (2019)HologramWestern Europe
40North Macedonia’s stamp in GlobestampNorth Macedonia758,000 (2019)HologramSouthern Europe
41Monaco’s stamp in GlobestampMonaco363,000 (2019)PrismWestern Europe
42Moldova’s stamp in GlobestampMoldova174,000 (2019)PrismEastern Europe
43Liechtenstein’s stamp in GlobestampLiechtenstein98,000 (2019)PrismWestern Europe

Questions people ask

How many countries are in Europe?

Europe has 43 UN member states and 1 UN observer state. Counting the territories travelers count on their own, Globestamp lists 52 countries and territories in Europe.

What is the most visited country in Europe?

France, with 217,877,000 international arrivals in 2019 by UN Tourism’s count. Countries count arrivals differently, so treat the order as a rough rank.

What is the least visited country in Europe?

Of the places with figures, Liechtenstein: 98,100 international arrivals in 2019. A few territories, such as Åland and Faroe Islands, have no published figure.

What is the largest country in Europe?

Russia, at 16,886,269 km² (6,519,820 sq mi). The smallest is Vatican City, at 0.0 km² (0.0 sq mi).

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