We list 46 European countries for reference in Europe Traveler Guide. The largest being European Russia to the smallest the Holy See – Vatican City. Parts of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakstan overlap into what is considered by geographers continental Europe. We may include them in the future. Also now omitted are Kosovo, who has declared its independence, Crimea’s alliance as a part of the Russian Federation and Transnistria the breakaway state of Moldova. At this time the UN as well as most countries have not recognized their autonomous status.

The below European micro-state countries are not members of the EU, they include use of the Euro and other areas of cooperation

Countries of the United Kingdom

Country Statistics…

The following table shows a quick snapshot of important information all European countries, excluding those mentioned above.

Country	Capitol	Area (mi2)	Population	Symbol	Currency	EU	Schengen	Time Zone
FRANCE	Paris	210,026	67,076,000	FR	EUR – €	1952	1985	CET
ANDORRA	Andorra la Vella	179	74,794	AD	EUR – €	No	No	CET
AUSTRIA	Vienna	32,386	8,857,960	A	EUR – €	1995	1995	CET
BELARUS	Minsk	80,155	9,477,100	BY	BYN – Br	No	No	MSKS
BELGIUM	Brussels	11,787	11,449,656	BE	EUR – €	1952	1985	CET
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA	Sarajevo	19,772	3,511,372	BA	BAM – KM	No	No	CET
BULGARIA	Sofia	42,858	7,000,039	BG	BNG – лв	2007	No	EET
CROATIA	Zagreb	21,831	4,105,493	HR	HRK – kn	2013	No	CET
CYPRUS	Nicosia	2,276	864,200	CY	EUR – €	2004	No	EET
DENMARK	Copenhagen	16,640	5,837,213	DK	DKK – kr	1973	1996	CET
ESTONIA	Tallinn	17,505	1,328,976	EE	EUR – €	2004	2004	EET
FINLAND	Helsinki	130,666	5,522,015	FI	EUR – €	1995	1996	EET
GERMANY	Berlin	137,903	83,122,889	DE	EUR – €	1952	1985	CET
GREECE	Athens	50,949	10,768,193	GR	EUR – €	1981	1992	CET
HUNGARY	Budapest	35,919	9,771,000	HU	HUF – Ft	2004	2004	CET
ICELAND	Reykjavik	39,682	342,773	IS	ISK – kr	No	1996	GMT
ITALY	Rome	116,336	60,390,560	IT	EUR – €	1952	1990	CET
LATVIA	Riga	24,928	1,921,300	LV	EUR – €	2004	2004	EET
LIECHTENSTEIN	Vaduz	62	38,194	LI	CFH- CHF	No	2008	CET
LITHUANIA	Vilnius	25,212	2,794,090	LT	EUR – €	2004	2004	EET
LUXEMBOURG	Luxembourg City	998	626,108	LU	EUR – €	1952	1985	CET
NORTH MACEDONIA	Skopje	9,928	2,075,301	MK	EUR – €	No	No	CET
MALTA	Valletta	122	514,564	MT	EUR – €	2004	2004	CET
MOLDOVA	Chișinău	13,067	2,681,735	MD	MDL – L	No	No	EET
MONACO	Monte Carlo	.78	39,419	MC	EUR – €	No	No	CET
MONTENEGRO	Podgorica	5,333	622,359	ME	EUR – €	No	No	CET
NORWAY	Oslo	125,013	5,323,933	NO	NOK – kr	No	1996	CET
POLAND	Warsaw	120,728	38,433,600	PL	PLN – Zł	2004	2004	CET
PORTUGAL	Lisbon	35,556	10,276,617	PT	EUR – €	1986	1992	GMT
ROMANIA	Bucharest	92,043	19,523,621	RO	RON – lei	2007	No	EET
RUSSIA	Moscow	3,992,500	108,949,694	RU	RUB – ₽	No	No	*(1)
SAN MARINO	San Marino	24	33,407	SM	EUR – €	No	No	CET
SERBIA	Belgrade	29,913	6,963,764	RS	RSD – Дин	No	No	CET
SLOVAKIA	Bratislava	18,933	5,445,087	SK	EUR – €	2004	2004	CET
SLOVENIA	Ljubljana	7,827	2,070,050	SI	EUR – €	2004	2004	CET
SPAIN	Madrid	195,364	47,733,038	ES	EUR – €	1986	1992	CET
SWEDEN	Stockholm	173,860	10,319,601	SE	SEK + kr	1995	1996	CET
SWITZERLAND	Bern	15,940	8,526,932	CH	CFH- CHF	No	2004	CET
CZECHIA	Prague	30,451	10,627,794	CZ	CZK- Kč	2004	2004	CET
NETHERLANDS	Amsterdam	16,033	17,417,600	NL	EUR – €	1952	1985	CET
UNITED KINGDOM	London	93,788	66,796,807	GB	GBP – £	No	No	GMT
TURKEY	Ankara	302,535	83,154,997	TR	TL – ₺	No	No	EET
UKRAINE	Kyiv	232,820	41,660,982	US	грн – ₴	No	No	EET
ALBANIA	Tirana	11,082	2,878,549	AL	ALL- Lek	No	No	CET
GUERNSEY	St. Peter Port	25	62,792	GG	GBP – £	No	No	EET
GIBRALTAR	Westside	2.6	34,003	GI	GIP – £	No	No	CET
ISLE of MAN	Douglas	221	84,069	IM	GBP – £	No	No	EET
JERSEY	St. Heller	46.2	103,267	JE	GBP – £	No	No	EET
HOLY SEE	Vatican City	.17	799	VA	EUR – €	No	No	CET
KOSOVO	Pristina	4,203	1,806,279	XK	EUR – €	No	No	CET

*(1) There are nine time zones across Russia. The western most zone MSK (known is Russia as Moscow Standard Time) is UTC+3. It does not change to Daylight Savings Time. This is the time zone for Moscow & St. Petersburg.

Country Prosperity Index…

The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking developed by the Legatum Institute, an independent educational charity founded and part-funded by the private investment firm Legatum.
As of the 2021 rankings, 167 countries and territories were ranked, and Denmark topped the list at number 1 with a 83.86 score, followed by Norway in second and Sweden third. The United States ranked 20th and the South Sudan was in last place at 167th.

Top 50 Countries

The list below shows all countries and their overall ranking in the world. The micro-state countries below were not ranked in the report.  Andorra, Holy See, Liechtenstein, Monaco. The Countries of Albania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine did not rank in the top 50.

The ranking is based on a variety of factors broken down into categories of prosperity pillars including. The top ranked country is shown for each category.

Only European countries are listed in the categories of prosperity pillars. If you wish to view all country rankings by pillar profiles go to Legatum Institute Prosperity Index 2021 for the complete report.