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Eastern Europe
Geographic features of Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe, also known as East Europe, is the eastern part of the European continent.

The main definition describes Eastern Europe as a cultural (econo-cultural and religious) entity: the region lying in Europe with the main characteristics consisting of Byzantine, Orthodox, and some Turco-Islamic influences.

With certain simplifications, Eastern Europe starts where Cyrillic alphabet use and Orthodox Christianity begin, with the Balkans and the Caucasus complementing this group.

This definition is fulfilled by Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova as well as the countries of Southeast Europe and the Balkans: Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and three Caucasus countries: Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Several other definitions of Eastern Europe exist today, but they often lack precision, are too general or outdated. These definitions vary both across cultures and among experts, even political scientists. as the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations.

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