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Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. Its eastern boundary is marked by the Ural Mountains, whilst its western boundary is defined in various ways. [ 1] Most definitions include the countries of ...
Georgia is a mountainous country situated almost entirely in the South Caucasus, while some slivers of the country are situated north of the Caucasus Watershed in the North Caucasus. [ 166][ 167] The country lies between latitudes 41° and 44° N, and longitudes 40° and 47° E, with an area of 67,900 km 2 (26,216 sq mi).
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, "Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) is an OECD term for the group of countries comprising Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and the three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania." [11]
7. Let the kids take an active role in trip planning. Ask for your children’s input and weave their interests into the itinerary and they’ll be more invested in your European vacation. My kids ...
Sofia, Bulgaria. Save on travel with a trip to Sofia (Getty Images) Sofia, the spirited Bulgarian capital, makes for an economical city break – and it’s best explored on foot. Amid relics of ...
In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to the north, divided from each other by the Baltic Sea. Three smaller peninsulas— Iberia, Italy, and the Balkans —emerge from the southern margin of the mainland.
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 94 World Heritage Sites in nine countries (also called "state parties") of Eastern Europe; defined here to mean the former Eastern Bloc countries not including the Baltic states (which are in Northern Europe) or former Yugoslavia and Albania (which are in Southern Europe) or the parts of Germany that ...
Summary. Description Europe blank map.png. English: Blank political map of Europe - use to show countries' locations, EU members, etc. Date. 26 March 2005, 19:56 (UTC) Source. the map is using the maps' boundaries as provided by one of the thousands files in the ClarisImpact libraries, otherwise competely redrawn, including "wiki" colors. Author.