Ethnicity, Language, and Religion
Culturally, Eastern Europe is Eastern Europe. There are other regions in Eastern Europe, however. There is the Balkans, the Meditteranean, the Middle Eastern, the Caucus, the Northern, the Central, etc.
political, cultural, religious, and economic factors
Eastern Europe is a cultural crossroads, or a place where various cultures cross paths. Another answer: The answer could be almost any region of Europe. Traditionally, the Mediterranean areas of Europe were considered in this light.
AnswerI am not too certain, but I would guess that the fact that Poland is in Europe has something to do with it.....
Helsinki Accords
Answer this question…Smaller nations formed along ethnic and cultural lines.
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Western Europe. Eastern Europe is used to denote those countries that fell under the influence, or were part of the Soviet Union after the second world war. Finland managed to keep its independence, and is thus considered part of western Europe. Though i would like to note that the boundaries of eastern and western Europe have started to fade. Finland is in Western Europe, it is a border country of Eastern and Western.
Poland is in eastern Europe. It has land boundaries with other countries to the west, south and east. However, to the north is the Baltic Sea.
Political changes in eurpe after world war 1
The political boundaries of Central and Eastern Europe changed significantly.
Some countries in Eastern Europe are members of the organisation known as the European Union (EU). While there are many positive feelings towards Eastern Europe, there are also critics in the EU who think North-Western Europe's status of prosperity is way beyond the current norms in Eastern Europe. Also, there are many geo-political factors to consider. However, the EU collectively takes a positive stance towards Eastern Europe.