locked ▁exp anse ▁in ▁Central ▁Asia ) ▁ ▁Count ries ▁consisting ▁sole ly ▁of ▁islands ▁or ▁parts ▁of ▁islands ▁ ▁Cy pr us ▁ ▁I cel and ▁ ▁Ireland ▁ ▁Mal ta ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Count ries ▁border ing ▁or ▁sp anning ▁another ▁continent ▁ ▁Count ries ▁that ▁share ▁a ▁name ▁with ▁their ▁capital ▁ ▁Luxemb ourg ▁ ▁Mon aco ▁ ▁San ▁Mar ino ▁ ▁V at ican ▁City ▁ ▁And or ra ▁ ▁Count ries ▁whose ▁capital ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁ ▁Note : ▁Italy ' s ▁capital , ▁Rome , ▁is ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁city ▁if ▁only ▁the ▁municipality ▁( com une ) ▁is ▁considered . ▁Gre ater ▁Milan ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁Metropolitan ▁Area ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Br uss els ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁of ▁Belg ium , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁Br uss els - Cap ital ▁Region . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br uss els ▁is ▁~ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁Ant werp ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁countries ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁countries ▁they ▁border ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁European ▁grid ▁ ▁European ▁Union ▁ ▁Western ▁Europe ▁ ▁Central ▁Europe ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁ ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁ ▁Southern ▁Europe ▁ ▁S out heast ▁Europe ▁ ▁Ext reme ▁points ▁of ▁Europe ▁ ▁Inter mediate ▁Region ▁ ▁Ext reme ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁European ▁ult ra - prom inent ▁pe aks ▁