Western Europe

western part of the European continent
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Western Europe

Summary

Western Europe is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,909 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Europe is in the country of Austria[3].
  • Western Europe is in the country of Belgium[4].
  • Western Europe is in the country of France[5].
  • Western Europe is in the country of Germany[6].
  • Western Europe is in the country of Luxembourg[7].
  • Western Europe is in the country of Monaco[8].
  • Western Europe's instance of is recorded as region[9].
  • Western Europe is part of Europe[10].
  • Western Europe's Commons category is recorded as Western Europe[11].
  • Western Europe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.409273, 'lon': 2.536919}[12].
  • Western Europe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western Europe[13].
  • Western Europe has a population of {'amount': '+201081297'}[14].
  • Western Europe's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Western Europe[15].
  • Western Europe's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westeuropäer'}[16].
  • Western Europe's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Westeuropäerin'}[17].
  • Western Europe's category of associated people is recorded as Category:Western European people[18].
  • Western Europe's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '西欧'}[19].
  • Western Europe's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '서구'}[20].
  • Western Europe's different from is recorded as Western world[21].
  • Western Europe's history of topic is recorded as history of Western Europe[22].
  • Western Europe's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Western Europe[23].
  • Western Europe's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Western Europe[24].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Austria[3], a sovereign state[25], in Austria[26], founded in 1918[27]; Belgium[4], a sovereign state[28], in Belgium[29], founded in 1830[30]; France[5], a sovereign state[31], in France[32], founded in 0843[33]; Germany[6], a sovereign state[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1949[36]; Luxembourg[7], a sovereign state[37], in Luxembourg[38], founded in 1815[39]; and Monaco[8], a sovereign state[40], in Monaco[41], founded in 1297[42]. Western Europe is part of Europe[10].

Physical Characteristics

Western Europe has a population of {'amount': '+201081297'}[14].

Designation and Status

Western Europe's instance of is recorded as region[9].

Why It Matters

Western Europe ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,909 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . unstats.un.org. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . unstats.un.org. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . unstats.un.org. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . unstats.un.org. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . unstats.un.org. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . unstats.un.org. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of easternmost point 35.9229,29.7291
    Coordinates of southernmost point 34.69698,24.09585
    Coordinates of westernmost point 38.78099411,-9.50053453
    Coordinates of northernmost point 71.1338906,27.6510362
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 110166, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 16d ago · Shisma · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of Europe
    Category of associated people Category:Western European people
    Instance of
    Different from Western world
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1334]]: 41°34'29.6"N, 6°11'24.7"W, Copying [[Property:P1334]] from [[Q45]], using [[User:Melderick/moveClaims2.js|moveClaims2.js]]"
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