Western Europe

Extracted Attributes

• Population

  201,081,297 (Wikidata estimate)

• Coordinates

  47.409273, 2.536919

• Political Trend

  Increasing adoption of socialism (Document c009cd35)

• Dominant Religion

  Christianity (71% of population as of 2018)

• Key Economic Drivers

  Germany (largest economy), France, and the Benelux countries

• UN Geoscheme Countries

  Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland

Timeline

• The Renaissance and Age of Discovery begin; the concept of "the West" starts replacing "Christendom" as a primary identifier for the region. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1401-01-01

• The Age of Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution lead to the regular use of the terms "Western Europe" and "Eastern Europe." (Source: Wikipedia)

  1701-01-01

• Start of the Cold War; the Iron Curtain divides Europe into the Western Bloc (NATO) and the Eastern Bloc (Warsaw Pact). (Source: Wikipedia)

  1945-01-01

• End of the Cold War; the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Iron Curtain end the formal division of the continent. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1991-12-31

• Germany is recorded as the most populous country in the region with over 82 million people. (Source: Saylor Academy)

  2010-01-01

• A Pew Research Center study finds that 71.0% of Western Europeans identify as Christian. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2018-01-01

• Geopolitical analysis notes Western Europe's increasing adoption of socialist policies and its role in US diplomatic strategies involving Greenland. (Source: Document c009cd35-ccce-407b-aa10-d198c047a7de)

  2024-01-01

Western Europe

Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's extent varies depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the Western half of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Latin West of the Roman Empire, and "Western Christendom". Beginning with the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, roughly from the 15th century, the concept of Europe as "the West" slowly became distinguished from and eventually replaced the dominant use of "Christendom" as the preferred endonym within the area. By the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, the concepts of "Eastern Europe" and "Western Europe" were more regularly used. The distinctiveness of Western Europe became most apparent during the Cold War, when Europe was divided for 46 years by the Iron Curtain (1945–1991) into the Western Bloc by the US-led NATO and the Eastern Bloc by the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact between the two global superpowers, each characterised by distinct political and economical systems.

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• Western Europe - Wikipedia

  Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's extent varies depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the Western half of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Latin West of the Roman Empire, and "Western Christendom". Beginning with the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, roughly from the 15th century, the concept of Europe as "the West" slowly became distinguished from and eventually replaced the dominant use of "Christendom" as the preferred endonym within the area. By the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, the concepts of "Eastern Europe" and "Western Europe" were more regularly used. The distinctiveness of Western Europe became most apparent during the Cold War, when [...] In East Asia, Western Europe was historically known as taixi in China and taisei in Japan, which literally translates as the "Far West "Far West (Taixi)")". The term Far West became synonymous with Western Europe in China during the Ming dynasty. The Italian Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci was one of the first writers in China to use the Far West as an Asian counterpart to the European concept of the Far East. In Ricci's writings, Ricci referred to himself as "Matteo of the Far West". The term was still in use in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ### Religion [edit] Christianity is the largest religion in Western Europe. According to a 2018 study by the Pew Research Center, 71.0% of Western Europeans identified as Christians. [...] 1 The Hague is the seat of government ## Climate [edit] The climate of Western Europe varies from Mediterranean in the coasts of Italy, Portugal and Spain to alpine in the Pyrenees and the Alps. The Mediterranean climate of the south is dry and warm. The western and northwestern parts have a mild, generally humid climate, influenced by the North Atlantic Current. Western Europe is a heatwave hotspot, exhibiting upward trends that are three-to-four times faster compared to the rest of the northern midlatitudes. ## Languages [edit] See also: Languages of Europe, Indo-European languages, and List of Indo-European languages

• Western Europe Countries, Map & Population - Lesson - Study.com

  ## Countries of Western Europe Western Europe is a geographical region in the western half of Europe. Here's the tricky part. Not everyone agrees on where to draw the divisions. You see, it's somewhat subjective. Over the years, various geoschemes have been developed to designate Western Europe from the rest of the continent. For the purposes of this lesson, we'll follow the United Nations Statistics Division geoscheme. According to the U.N., Western Europe consists of nine countries, including: 1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. France 4. Germany 5. Liechtenstein 6. Luxembourg 7. Monaco 8. The Netherlands 9. Switzerland Spain, Portugal, and Italy have traditionally been considered Western Europe, but according to the U.N. they belong to another region: Southern Europe. [...] ## Table of Contents Where is Western Europe? Eastern Europe vs. Western Europe Lesson Summary Show ## Where is Western Europe? What is Western Europe? Different geographers have varying definitions for what constitutes Western Europe. One commonly used definition refers to Western Europe as being the area that includes countries located to the west of the Iron Curtain. The Iron Curtain was an imaginary border that separated the communist countries of Europe from the democratic ones. It was created after World War II by the Soviet Union in order to keep Eastern Europe under its control. [...] Another definition refers to all of the countries in Europe that are not part of Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, or the British Isles. It should be noted that this definition includes some countries (Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland) that are occasionally thought of as being part of Central Europe. Liechtenstein and Monaco (together with the Vatican City, Andorra, and San Marino) are two of Europe's micronations. In other words, they are extremely small and have smaller populations than many European cities but are still considered independent nations. The population of Western Europe consists mostly of people who speak Indo-European languages. This large language family contains hundreds of languages spoken throughout much of Europe and Asia.

• Regions of Western Europe

  In the regional sense of location, when discussing the political geography of the European continent, the specific states located in the western part of the European mainland are often referred to as Central Europe. The term Western Europe is also applicable to this region when discussing regional variations within the realm outside of Eastern Europe. Germany and France are the two dominant states, with Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg making up the Benelux countries. Switzerland and Austria border the Alpine region. The ministate of Liechtenstein is located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. France is the only country with coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. These countries are located in the core economic region of Europe and have stable [...] Central Europe is a powerhouse of global economics. The Rhine River is a pathway for industrial activity from southern Germany to Europe’s busiest port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Western France has the political capital of the EU along the Rhine at Strasbourg. To the south is France’s second-largest city, Lyon, which is a major industrial center for modern technology. Germany had the historical Ruhr industrial complex along the Rhine that supported the high-tech industries in southern Germany in the cities of Stuttgart, Mannheim, and Munich. Germany is the most populous country in Europe, with over eighty-two million people in 2010. Germany is also Europe’s largest economy and has the largest GDP overall as a country. Belgium has major business centers in Brussels and Antwerp.

• 2.3 Regions of Western Europe | World Regional Geography

  In the regional sense of location, when discussing the political geography of the European continent, the specific states located in the western part of the European mainland are often referred to as Central Europe. The term Western Europe is also applicable to this region when discussing regional variations within the realm outside of Eastern Europe. Germany and France are the two dominant states, with Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg making up the Benelux countries. Switzerland and Austria border the Alpine region. The ministate of Liechtenstein is located on the border between Switzerland and Austria. France is the only country with coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. These countries are located in the core economic region of Europe and have stable [...] Central Europe is a powerhouse of global economics. The Rhine River is a pathway for industrial activity from southern Germany to Europe’s busiest port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Western France has the political capital of the EU along the Rhine at Strasbourg. To the south is France’s second-largest city, Lyon, which is a major industrial center for modern technology. Germany had the historical Ruhr industrial complex along the Rhine that supported the high-tech industries in southern Germany in the cities of Stuttgart, Mannheim, and Munich. Germany is the most populous country in Europe, with over eighty-two million people in 2010. Germany is also Europe’s largest economy and has the largest GDP overall as a country. Belgium has major business centers in Brussels and Antwerp.

• Western European Countries - World Atlas

  Defining what constitutes Western Europe can be difficult. Indeed, what people think of as Western Europe has evolved over the course of time. During the two World Wars, Western Europe generally referred to the Allied powers and neighboring neutral countries. Germany was excluded from this definition as it was an enemy state, as was Italy during WWII. During the Cold War, however, the definition of Western Europe was expanded to include the former West Germany and Italy, as opposed to the Eastern bloc countries led by the Soviet Union. The fall of the so-called Iron Curtain and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union supposedly ended the division between east and west on the European continent. But even three decades after the fall of the Iron Curtain, it is not [...] The 9 countries of Western Europe. # Western European Countries Western Europe has a population of approximately 196 million. Most countries in Western Europe are members of the NATO military alliance and the European Union. Some of the most famous museums, galleries and orchestras are located in Western Europe. Western Europe was the home of artists like Van Gogh and Monet, and musicians like Beethoven and Chopin. Western Europe is the home of popular fashion brands, including Christian Dior, Chanel, Adidas, and Bally. [...] Western Europe has always formed the core of today’s European Union, and will probably continue to do so, even as the EU enlarges. Accompanying European economic and political integration has come a growing sense among Europeans, especially in Western Europe, that they all share a common European identity. There is, however, pushback from some in Western Europe and the rest of the EU who resent the effects of European integration and would like a return to former days when European countries were separate. These people are often called Eurosceptics. Nevertheless, the future of Europe, and Western Europe in particular, is most likely one in which the differences between countries continue becoming less important than ensuring the prosperity of the entire continent.

• Country

  Belgium

• Instance Of

  Q82794

• Population

  201,081,297

• Coordinates

  Lat: 47.409273, Lon: 2.536919