Western world

countries with an originally European shared culture
Place geographical_area Q160381
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Western world

Summary

Western world is a geographical area[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of geographical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,849 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western world's instance of is recorded as geographical area[3].
  • Western world's instance of is recorded as group[4].
  • Western world's Commons category is recorded as Western culture[5].
  • Western world is the opposite of Eastern world[6].
  • Western world comprises country[7].
  • Western world's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47, 'lon': -33}[8].
  • Western world's topic's main category is recorded as Q9649944[9].
  • Western world's facet of is recorded as East-West dichotomy[10].
  • Western world's different from is recorded as Western Hemisphere[11].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include geographical area[3] and group[4].

Why It Matters

Western world ranks in the top 5% of geographical_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,849 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from Western Hemisphere
    Worldcat entities id E39PBJktrP3tYGbbTrFFFjJFKd
    Facet of East-West dichotomy
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13092, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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