Western and eastern Europe differ in a lot of ways, from climate to religion and politics.
Western Europe is warmer. It has predominantly Latin and Germanic languages, with Christian religions: Roman Catholic in the south and protestant in the north. It also has democratic political stability and it's where most of Europe's richest countries are.
Eastern Europe is colder, with predominantly Slavic languages, although Romania has a Latin-language and Greek has it's own origin. The predominant religion is Christian, with some Roman Catholic regions in the center, protestant in the north, and Orthodox in the east. Islam is also substantially represented in the south and east. The region is less politically stable than Western Europe, with conflicts in Kosovo, Dictatorship in Belarus and border controversies between Georgia and Russia, among other issues.
Western Europe has mainly an oceanic climate while Eastern Europe has mainly a continental climate. An oceanic climate is defined as mild to warm summers with cold to mild winters, and there is also an absence of a dry season. A continental climate is defined as a noticeable contrast between seasons, having hot summers and cold winters.
Some differences include:
- Europe is mainly located in the Eastern Hemisphere while the US is mainly located in the Western Hemisphere.
- Europe is over 90% European (or "white"), while the US is only about 65% European.
- Europe is a continent while the US is a country.
- The US borders the Pacific Ocean while Europe does not.
Europe is a continent going from the Atlantic Ocean to the mountain range known as the Urals, which is Russia. Western Europe is just a geographical term relating to the western part of that. It has also been used politically to refer to countries that were not part of the Soviet block of countries from the end of World War II until the end of the 1980s. Even then, those countries were geographically on the western side of the continent.
You can define it as two geographical regions. Usually the terms are used to distinguish the former communist nations that would have been in eastern Europe and the non-communist nations of western Europe, in the aftermath of World War II.
The differences between Eastern and Northern Europe are: 1. Northern Europe is more technologically advanced than Eastern Europe. 2. Western Europe is more economically advanced than Eastern Europe 3. Northern Europe has fewer countries than Eastern Europe 4. Northern Europe is smaller in area than Eastern Europe 5. Northern Europe is more populated than Eastern Europe 6. Northern Europe is more densely populated than Eastern Europe
- Western Europe is majority Catholic while Eastern Europe is majority Orthodox - Western Europe is more technologically advanced than Eastern Europe - Western Europe is more economically advanced than Eastern Europe - Western Europe has fewer countries than Eastern Europe - Western Europe is smaller in area than Eastern Europe - Western Europe is more populated than Eastern Europe - Western Europe is more densely populated than Eastern Europe - Western Europe has more countries in the European Union than Eastern Europe - Western Europe has more countries in NATO than Eastern Europe
Western Europe has been involved in more foreign affairs than Eastern Europe. As well, during the second World War, Eastern Europe was mostly Axis, while Western Europe was mostly Allies.
Western Europe has been involved in more foreign affairs than Eastern Europe. As well, during the second World War, Eastern Europe was mostly Axis, while Western Europe was mostly Allies.
Western Europe produces more oil than Eastern Europe. The main oil supplier in Western Europe is the North Sea, while it's the Black Sea and the Caucasus in Eastern Europe.
Eastern Europe does not seek anything from Western Europe other than political unity and aid.
Western Europe can sustain a larger population mainly because it is not corrupt. Eastern Europe also has more people leaving than coming.
Eastern Europe is 'poorer' than western europe, during the war they were helpless and were taken over by Germany or the Soviets, with the fall of both empires countries taken by Hitler and Stalin suffered and were left to fend for themselves. The countries in the East have started to pick themselves up in the recent decades and they each support their neighbours,places like Azerbaijan are not as poor any more and it fact some of the more developed cities can be found in Eastern Europe.
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That is true; eastern Europe was not well managed under its previous communist governments.
Eastern Europe probably has a greater number of languages, but is larger than Western Europe.
Western Europe became industrialized much earlier than Eastern Europe and the entire world, which is why Western Europe has the largest economy in the world.