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[–] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

Some countries like Turkey are part of both Europe and Asia on technicalities. They straddle the border so they get to be part of both.

Then there's Russia, where the population is mostly in Europe, but the land is mostly in Asia.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago

    The European part of Turkiye is still about twelve million people as well, it's not like Russia but it is still a pretty substantial number of people. It'd be the 12th-most populous country in Europe if it was independent

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