Editing Regions of Europe (section)

== Subregions ==
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| header            = Different views about regions of Europe
| image1            = European_Regions_EuroVoc_(Denmark_in_Northern_Europe).png
| caption1          = Regions of Europe according to [[EuroVoc]]:
{{legend|#E62121|[[Central and Eastern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#0076D3|[[Northern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#F6D600|[[Southern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#67E863|[[Western Europe]]}}
| image2            = Europe subregion map UN geoscheme.svg
| caption2          = Subregions of Europe by the [[United Nations geoscheme|UN geoscheme]]:
{{legend|#FF8080|[[Eastern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#4080FF|[[Northern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#00FF00|[[Southern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#00FFFF|[[Western Europe]]}}
| image3            = Europe subregion map world factbook.svg
| caption3          = Subregions of Europe based on ''[[The World Factbook]]'':
{{legend|#F0DC82|[[Central Europe]]}}
{{legend|#F88379|[[Eastern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#007FFF|[[Northern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#D2691E|[[Southeast Europe|South-eastern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#66FF00|[[Southern Europe]]}}
{{legend|#FF0000|[[Iberian Peninsula|South-western Europe]]}}
{{legend|#00FFFF|[[Western Europe]]}}
}}

Groupings by compass directions are the hardest to define in Europe, since there are a few calculations of the midpoint of Europe (among other issues), and the pure geographical criteria of "east" and "west" are often confused with the political meaning these words acquired during the [[Cold War]] era.

Some typical geographical subregions of Europe include:

* '''[[Central and Eastern Europe]]'''
** '''[[Central Europe]]'''
** '''[[Eastern Europe]]'''
* '''[[Northern Europe]]'''
** '''[[Nordic countries|North-central Europe]]'''
** '''[[Baltic region|North-eastern Europe]]'''
** '''[[Northwestern Europe|North-western Europe]]'''
* '''[[Southern Europe]]'''
** '''[[Italy (geographical region)|South-central Europe]]'''
** '''[[Southeast Europe|South-eastern Europe]]'''
** '''[[Iberian Peninsula|South-western Europe]]'''
* '''[[Western Europe]]'''

Note: There is no universally agreed definition for [[continent]]al subregions. Depending on the source, some of the subregions, such as [[Central Europe]] or [[Southeast Europe|South-eastern Europe]], can be listed as first-tier [[subregion]]s. Some transregional countries, such as [[Romania]] or the [[United Kingdom]], can be included in multiple subregions.

Common geopolitical subregions of Europe include:

'''Two Europes'''
* '''[[Old Europe and New Europe]]'''

'''Three Europes'''<ref>F. Braudel, Preface to Szucs J., Les trois Europes, Paris 1990</ref>
* '''[[East-Central Europe]]'''
* '''[[Eastern Europe]]'''
* '''[[Western Europe]]'''