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Central Europe

Central Europe describes an intermediate European region whose extent varies with historical, cultural and geographical criteria. It has no single universally binding country list.

Fast Facts

  • Germany, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia are useful study examples; this list is not an exclusive boundary definition.
  • Other conventions include Switzerland, Liechtenstein and additional neighbouring areas.
  • Hungary is usually placed in Central Europe rather than the Balkans.
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