The European Continent, also called Europe, is the second smallest of the continents in the world. It is located in both hemispheres (eastern and western), and entirely within the Northern Hemisphere. Europe is one of the most populated and most culturally advanced continents in the world. It's currently divided into 13 nations, two of which (the Ottoman Empire and United States of Greater Austria) are considered great powers, and two (the Union of Sovereign Proletarian Kingdoms, Hispanic Federation) is considered a superpower.