Europe

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Regions

Europe defies easy categorization, with its compact size and complex history. The following are five (loosely defined) regions in Europe:

• Western Europe - Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Ireland and France;

• Northern Europe - Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark;

• Central Europe - Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland;

• Eastern Europe - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russia and Ukraine;

• Southern Europe - Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus (Greek part), Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Northern Cyprus (Turkish part), Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, Turkey.

Other territories

• Ibiza, Mallorca(Spain)
• Faroe Islands (Denmark)
• Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
• Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
• Svalbard (Norway)
• Madeira (Portugal)
• Açores (Portugal)