Robert Briggs wrote:
> Thomas Sch=E4fer wrote:
> > > wrote
> >
> > > As the map in your link below shows, Iceland is a European
country
> > > yet you list it with the countries of North America.
> >
> > Greenland too belongs to Europe (Danmark).
> > In Germany there are several jokes about the geographic (and
cultural)
> > competence of US politicans (and their soldiers and *.org sites).
> > Maybe the stories hold a grain of truth.
>
> Well, judging by participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Israel
> has been part of Europe for a good while now.

The European broadcasting union is not a very good geographical
reference, given that they include both Israel and Cyprus in their
Europe.
> How long before Oz is part of Europe, eh?