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Map of the countries included in a minimum definition of Northwestern Europe. Northwestern Europe, or Northwest Europe, is a loosely defined subregion of Europe, overlapping Northern and Western Europe. The term is used in geographic, [1] history, [2] and military contexts. [3]
The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Europe, created by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). [1] The scheme subdivides the continent into Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe. The UNSD notes that "the assignment of countries or areas to specific ...
The North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current, significantly moderates temperatures across much of Western Europe, resulting in relatively mild winters for regions at similar latitudes elsewhere. This effect is particularly evident in countries such as the United Kingdom , Ireland , and coastal Norway , which experience oceanic climates ...
Southern Europe and Western Europe are the regions with the highest average number of elderly people in the world. In 2021, the percentage of people over 65 years old was 21% in Western Europe and Southern Europe, compared to 19% in all of Europe and 10% in the world. [285] Projections suggest that by 2050 Europe will reach 30%. [286]
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
Western Europe – the UN geoscheme includes parts of Central Europe (the DACH countries and Liechtenstein) in this subregion; by geography: Central and Eastern Europe. Central Europe; Eastern Europe. Caucasus. North Caucasus (aka Ciscaucasia) South Caucasus (aka Transcaucasia) – a subregion of West Asia; Northern Europe. North-central Europe ...
Northwestern Europe; A subregion of Northern Europe and Western Europe. Subcategories. ... Low Countries (8 C, 5 P) O. Øresund Region (11 C, 3 P)
For the geography of individual European countries, see Category:Geography of Europe by country. Subcategories This category has the following 74 subcategories, out of 74 total.