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Western Europe is a geographic and cultural subregion of Europe. Across the UN geoscheme, the CIA World Factbook and the EU's own EuroVoc classification, the most consistently included states are France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria and Switzerland, with the United Kingdom and Ireland folded in under broader definitions. The term originally distinguished the Latin West of the former Roman Empire; during the Cold War it took on a sharply political meaning after Winston Churchill's 1946 "Iron Curtain" speech split the continent into opposing blocs. Since the Iron Curtain fell in 1989, the term has drifted back toward a geographic and cultural grouping rather than a political one, though the Cold War division still shapes how some analysts use it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Population
201,081,297 2
UN geoscheme nine-country definition; other schemes (CIA, EuroVoc) draw Western Europe's own membership differently.
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Austria, Countries
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
Belgium, Countries
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
Bordeaux, Cities
Bremen, Cities
Dresden, Cities
Europe, Continents
Source Regions of Europe (Wikipedia)
France, Countries
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
Germany, Countries
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
Ireland, Countries
Liechtenstein, Countries
Source Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)
Lille, Cities
Luxembourg, Countries
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
Monaco, Countries
Source Monaco (Wikipedia)
Netherlands, Countries
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
Nuremberg, Cities
Rottweil, Cities

Germany is listed under Western Europe in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Switzerland, Countries
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
United Kingdom, Countries
Villach, Cities

Austria is listed under Western Europe in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Wismar, Cities

Germany is listed under Western Europe in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)

Long-Form Articles

Western Europe Was Named From China Centuries Before the Cold War, Articles

Open Questions

What is the total area of Western Europe?, Open Questions
Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)
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It superseded the medieval feudal organization in Western Europe, especially in the Netherlands, France, and England.

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The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Nakh-Daghestani, Vainakh-Daghestani, North Caspian, or sometimes Caspian languages (from the Caspian Sea, in contrast to Pontic languages for the Northwest Caucasian languages), is a family of languages spoken in the Russian republics of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia and in Northern Azerbaijan as well as in Georgia and diaspora populations in Western Europe and West Asia.
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Region Northern Africa, Western Asia, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe
Nine Men's Morris

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Region Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe
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Region Western Europe
Sources
1. Western Europe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
Western Europe is the western region of Europe.
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2. Western Europe (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 201,081,297 (2023)
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Regions Of Europe (WorldAtlas)
WorldAtlasRegions Of Europe
Quote, Regions Of Europe
Western Europe consists of 9 countries, and has a total population of about 199.6 million.
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Wikidata: Western Europe
Wikidata Q27496, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Regions of Europe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Europe, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Europe, Lead section
Some typical geographical subregions of Europe include: Central and Eastern Europe Central Europe Eastern Europe Northern Europe Fennoscandia Baltic region Northwestern Europe Southern Europe Italy (geographical region) Southeastern Europe Iberian Peninsula Western Europe Northwestern Europe Benelux Note: There is no universally agreed definition for continental subregions.
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics Division
  • Associated With: Rottweil, Western Europe subregion list
    Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Switzerland
  • Associated With: Wismar, Western Europe subregion list
    Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Switzerland
  • Associated With: Villach, Western Europe subregion list
    Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Switzerland
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Open Questions (1 open question)
What is the total area of Western Europe?

The Wikipedia article on Western Europe consulted for this entity states outright that the region's extent varies by context, and gives no single total area figure.

What would resolve this A reference giving a summed area for the exact set of states this atlas's own entity names as most consistently included: France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria and Switzerland.
Western Europe (Wikipedia)
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