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Regions of Europe

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Western Europe

Southern Europe. Northern Europe. Eastern Europe. Central Europe. Regions of Europe. Europe is often divided into regions based on geographical, cultural or historical criteria.

Regions of Europe

Some common divisions are as follows. Directional divisions[edit] Groupings by compass directions are the hardest to define in Europe, since there are a few calculations of the midpoint of Europe (among other issues), and the pure geographical criteria of "east" and "west" are often confused with the political meaning these words acquired during the Cold War Era.