What countries are there in Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe and Northern Europe?

1. Eastern Europe: Geographically, the area east of Germany, Austria and Italy on the intercontinental boundary of Eurasia is generally considered as Eastern Europe.

Including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and other countries. In addition, six countries of the former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia) and Albania are sometimes regarded as Eastern European countries.

2. Western Europe: Western Europe refers to the developed countries in Western Europe, which is a political concept, mostly NATO members, while Western Europe is a purely geographical concept, located in the west of Eurasia, on the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and most of them are located in the north latitude of 35 ~ 60, belonging to the north temperate zone. ?

In a narrow sense, it refers to the islands near the Atlantic Ocean and Western Europe, including Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Monaco. It also includes Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greece and other European developed capitalist countries.

Western Europe in a broad sense can be divided into four parts: Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe. It covers an area of about 5 million square kilometers, including more than 30 countries, accounting for about half of Europe.

3. Southern Europe: the abbreviation of southern Europe, including Iberian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula and southern Balkan Peninsula.

Including Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Italy, Greece, Malta, Vatican, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monaco *** 18 countries, also known as Mediterranean Europe, because most southern European countries are close to the Mediterranean.

4. Northern Europe: a political and geographical term, especially referring to the five sovereign countries of the Nordic Council: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. The region includes Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland in northern Europe, as well as the Faroe Islands, which is internally autonomous.

Nordic countries have relatively low population density and the highest economic level in Europe. The per capita GNP of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and other countries is far in the forefront of the world. Forestry, hydropower, iron ore mining, fishery, shipbuilding and shipping are all traditional economic sectors in northern Europe.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Eastern Europe

Baidu Encyclopedia-Western Europe

Baidu Encyclopedia-Southern Europe

Baidu Encyclopedia-Nordic