Eastern Europe

Digital rendering of Europe focused over the continent's eastern portion Traditional cultural borders of Europe: usage recommendation by the Standing Committee on Geographical Names, Germany.

Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic connotations. Its eastern boundary is marked by the Ural Mountains, and its western boundary is defined in various ways. Narrow definitions, in which Central and Southeast Europe are counted as separate regions, include Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. In contrast, broader definitions include Moldova and Romania, but also some or all of the Balkans, except East Thrace and Greece, generally speaking, the Baltic states, Visegrád Group and the Caucasus. In Eastern Europe, Russia is the largest and most populous country.