Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Europe, the Middle East and Africa (often abbreviated as EMEA) are three regions that, while geographically distinct, are often grouped together in various contexts, including business, politics, and culture.

Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits.

Middle East

The Middle East is a transcontinental region in Afro-Eurasia which generally includes Western Asia (except for Transcaucasia), all of Egypt (which is part of North Africa), and Turkey (partly in Southeast Europe). The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East beginning in the early 20th century.

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population.

See also

• Geography of Europe
• Geography of the Middle East
• Geography of Africa
• Eurasia
• Afro-Eurasia