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The '''European Union''' is a political and economic union of [[national government]]s located primarily in [[Wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] on [[Earth]]. Established under its current name in 1993, the EU continues to exist as a major political entity in the 26th century.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 296'' (2011)</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Sergeant Mike Baird article''</ref>
'''Europe''' is one of the seven traditional [[:Category:Continents|continents]] of [[Earth]]. Being the western-most peninsula of Eurasia, it is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the southeast by the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea and the waterways connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. To the east, Europe is generally divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, and by the Caspian Sea.


[[File:Europe.png|thumb|left|Europe in the 2000s.]]
==History==
[[File:Eurasia.png|thumb|right|Eurasia in the 2000s.]]
Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonization. By the 17th and 18th centuries European nations controlled most of Africa, the Americas, and large portions of Asia. World War I and [[World War II]] led to a decline in European dominance in world affairs as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. The Cold War between those two superpowers divided Europe along the Iron Curtain. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which expanded eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
 
Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometers (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface. Of Europe's 48 countries, Russia is the largest by both area and population, while the Vatican is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent after Asia and Africa with a population of 710,000,000 or about 11% of the world's population.
 
Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonization. By the 17th and 18th centuries European nations controlled most of Africa, the Americas, and large portions of Asia. World War I and [[World War II]] led to a decline in European dominance in world affairs as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. The Cold War between those two [[United States of America|superpowers]] divided Europe along the Iron Curtain. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which have been expanding eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
 
In the 26th century, the [[Wikipedia:European Union|European Union]] still exists as a political and economical union in Europe.<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Sergeant Mike Baird article''</ref>


==Locations==
==Locations==
*[[Unified German Republic]]
*[[Unified German Republic|Germany]]
**[[Wikipedia:Essen|Essen]]
**[[Wikipedia:Essen|Essen]]
***[[Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme]]
***[[Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme]] - a major UNSC armor development and testing facility.
*[[Wikipedia:Greece|Greece]]
*[[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
**[[Sparta]]
**[[Wikipedia:England|England]]
***[[Wikipedia:Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]] - birthplace of [[Malcolm Geffen]].
**[[Wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]] - birthplace of [[Michael Baird]].
*[[Scandinavia]]


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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Template:SeeWikipedia The European Union is a political and economic union of national governments located primarily in Europe on Earth. Established under its current name in 1993, the EU continues to exist as a major political entity in the 26th century.[1][2]

History

Europe is the birthplace of Western culture. European nations played a predominant role in global affairs from the 16th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonization. By the 17th and 18th centuries European nations controlled most of Africa, the Americas, and large portions of Asia. World War I and World War II led to a decline in European dominance in world affairs as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence. The Cold War between those two superpowers divided Europe along the Iron Curtain. European integration led to the formation of the Council of Europe and the European Union in Western Europe, both of which expanded eastward since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Locations

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 296 (2011)
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Sergeant Mike Baird article

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