There are duties and excise taxes in most European countries. The only areas EU rules do not apply in include the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, and the Aland Islands.
The European country with many, many, little islands is Greece. The mainland is on the southern Balkan Peninsula and has its own large peninsula (the Peloponnesus) across the Isthmus of Corinth. There are several fairly large islands, mostly in the Aegean Sea, with the largest and southernmost being Crete.The countries of Denmark and Italy both also have peninsulas and nearby islands.
There are a number of European countries that are not on the mainland of the continent. These would include Cyprus, Malta, Ireland, Iceland and the United Kingdom and The Faeroe Islands.
Ireland does have many islands, but so do some other European countries, particularly Greece.
The largest peninsulas of Southern Europe include the Iberian Peninsula, the Apennine Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Anatolian Peninsula. The largest islands of Southern Europe include Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Cyprus, and Crete.
The three European countries that are islands are Iceland, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
The Balkan Peninsula is located in southeastern Europe and does not include any islands. Countries that are commonly considered part of the Balkans are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.
Great Britain, Ireland, Greece, Italy
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Perhaps you are referring to the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
Korea is two countries (North Korea and South Korea) on a peninsula.
No. The islands were uninhabited when European voyagers landed on it. The island's residents have only ever been European colonists from various countries.