Western Europe

Western Europe is the blanket name given to the countries that comprise the western portion of Europe. People often use the phrase Western Europe, but there is actually no definitive consensus on what countries actually comprise it. Generally speaking these countries are always included: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Western Europe is one of the richest regions of the world, not just in a literal sense, but a historic and artistic one as well. Western Europe contains some of the oldest civilizations in the world and is where the roots of modern life took hold and evolved (think of the Renaissance, Plato, Aristotle, the Age of Enlightenment, Darwin, Adam Smith, free markets and Contemporary philosophy). It is an amalgamation of some of the most diverse and beautiful cultures the world has to offer, each as individual and important as the next.