European nations

Countries across the Atlantic

European nations are the countries of Europe, typically referring to sovereign states on the European continent and nearby islands.

The phrase appears in discussions of geopolitics, economics, and international relations: European nations condemned the invasion, trade agreements between European nations.

The term may include or exclude certain countries depending on context—Russia, Turkey, and the UK occupy ambiguous positions in different framings.

FranceWestern European republic
GermanyCentral European nation
ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
Romance languagesLatin-derived language family
NATOWestern defense organization

Norway · Greece · Hungary · medieval kingdoms · Old World · Celtic traditions · Portugal · colonial powers · common market · single currency · Eurozone · Spain · folklore traditions · Slavic languages · Eastern Bloc · Iron Curtain · Poland · Sweden

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continental geography

European nationsAfrican nations

Sovereign states of that continent

Caribbean nations · Australasia · Far East

colonial/imperial history

European nationsindigenous peoples

Original inhabitants of lands

development paradigm

European nationsdeveloping nations

Countries with lower economic output

Global South · emerging economies

Family

European, Europe, nation, nations, national, nationally, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic

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