Europe is filled with many people, countries, cultures, and historical places. Each year European countries receive millions of tourists and many people move there altogether. Everyone loves a European, because they are generally friendly, and have nice voices.
Vatican city is a popular religious place that Catholics and religious people go to yearly to visit the religious monuments. Even though the Vatican is in the middle of a highly populated area, it is very small and has a tiny population. Less than 1,000 residents live in the Vatican City. A lot of people do not even know that it is also considered a nation of its own.
Europe is massive. There is a lot of debates on where it begins and where it ends. Different scholars believe different things, but its not a lie that Europe has over 700 million residents. That is more than the United States and Mexico combined. Europe has everything to please anyone, literally. Travelers neglect that Europe is not just a shopping and monument attraction. It has much more to offer its residents and visitors.
The Republic of Dubrovnic was the first republic to ban slavery in the early 1400s. This was a great step for humanity, and other nations followed after it. Sweden was also the first nation in the world to start recording population statistics.
Charity and helping others is obviously and important trait for many European nations. If you were to see the list of the most charitable and helpful nations in the world, European countries would be the entire top 10. How many continents can boast about being the most generous? Not many! They must have gained their kind spirits from somewhere! War has torn Europe apart too many times to count, and every time they pulled together. In World War Two, the UK was heavily damaged, and many people died. It was then that universal healthcare was administered, to help all of its citizens, young or old. This is something not many people know about Europe, yet is an important fact of its history. In addition, Europe once had 70 additional countries. They are now part of other nations, so they do not virtually exist.
Great Britain was the first place to join the industrial revolution. It was an important revolution that has changed the way the entire world works, and grows. The dark ages for Europe was also an extremely long period of time, and it was longer than the age of the United States.
Closing Comments
Europe is a great place to visit and filled with fun facts and information to expand your historical knowledge with.
