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> In 500 km you can cross most counties in europe 500km doesn't even get me to the capital of my European country. Maybe you're thinking specifically about Eas
by diggan 1y ago
> In 500 km you can cross most counties in europe
500km doesn't even get me to the capital of my European country. Maybe you're thinking specifically about Eastern Europe or something, where there is a bunch of smaller countries closer together?
- quibono 1y agoDo you mean the Balkans? Since e.g. Poland is bigger than the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and around the same size as Germany (to within 15%). Ukraine is even bigger - larger than all the former.
- Certhas 1y agoThe statement was pretty clear, right? Most European countries are less than 500km wide is almost certainly true, no matter how you define width. There are only 8 EU countries that are larger than 500km^2. And that includes the vast spaces of Scandinavia where no one lives. Driving from Warsaw to Lisbon, 6 countries, and crossing 4 of the largest, is 3.300km.