European route E40

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E40
E40 route.svg
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E40 interchange near Bruges, Belgium
Route information
Length8,641 km (5,369 mi)
Major junctions
West endTabliczka E15.svg E15 in Calais, France
Major intersections
East end Ridder, Kazakhstan
Location
CountriesFlag of France.svg  France
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Highway system

European route E40 is the longest European route, [1] more than 8,000 kilometres (4,971 miles) long, connecting Calais in France via Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, with Ridder in Kazakhstan near the border with Russia and China.

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A different route connecting Calais and Ridder is about 2,000 kilometres (1,243 miles) shorter, mostly using the E30 via Berlin-Moscow-Omsk. The E40 differs from that route in order to provide additional direct east-west access to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan, which have a combined population base approaching 50 million people as of 2021.

Route

France

Belgium

Germany

Poland

Ukraine

Russia

Kazakhstan (west)

Uzbekistan (west)

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan (east)

Kazakhstan (middle)

Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan (east)

Notes

  1. The A2 A-2 highway hasn't been fully built.

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References

  1. Antill, Peter; Dennis, Peter (2007). Stalingrad 1942. Osprey Publishing. ISBN   1-84603-028-5.