Europe
is
the
world's
second
-
smallest
____________________
by
surface
area
,
covering
about
10
,
180
,
000
square
____________________
(
3
,
930
,
000
sq
mi
)
or
2%
of
the
Earth's
surface
and
about
6
.
8%
of
its
land
area
.
Of
Europe's
approximately
50
states
,
Russia
is
by
far
the
largest
by
both
area
and
____________________
,
taking
up
40%
of
the
continent
(
although
the
____________________
has
territory
in
both
Europe
and
Asia
)
,
while
the
____________________
City
is
the
smallest
.
Europe
is
the
third
-
most
____________________
continent
____________________
Asia
and
Africa
,
with
a
population
of
733
million
or
about
11%
of
the
world's
population
.
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