Which of These Countries Are in Europe? A Geographic Breakdown

Continent Classification for the Listed Nations

The countries mentioned span three continents. Here is the breakdown:

Africa

• Egypt
• Libya
• Algeria

Europe

• Greece
• Italy
• Spain

Asia (Western Asia / Middle East)

• Israel

Note on Transcontinental Countries

Egypt is transcontinental (Sinai Peninsula in Asia), but its vast majority and capital are in Africa. Turkey and Russia are other notable transcontinental nations not listed here.

Thus, only Greece, Italy, and Spain are unequivocally European from the given list.