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Well, the statement indeed is wrong, puzzling, and misinformed. Although it has been in the text for a very long time, my prior experience with defining ""Europe"" has not been very good and for this reason I have been wary of making any changes. Nevertheless, I do think that this is something that needs to be addressed. If you have a better wording to offer - and any wording can be more correct then this one - let us know.  "