"We got him," Belgian migration minister Theo Francken tweeted following the culmination of a four-month manhunt across Europe.
Why there isn't definite article in front of Europe? For me it would feel logical to say
manhunt across the Europe.
Is this wrong and if so why?
Another example:
The market is a gap which separates producer and consumer.
Why there isn't an article before producer and consumer. For me it would feel logical to say:
The market is a gap which separates a producer and a consumer.
Is this wrong and if so why?