| − | '''Western Europe''' is the region of [[Europe]] consisting of [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Ireland]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Monaco]], [[Netherlands]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Occasionally it includes also [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] and [[Italy]] and countries in [[Central Europe]] like Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. | + | '''Western Europe''' is the region of [[Europe]] consisting of [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Ireland]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Monaco]], [[Netherlands]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Occasionally it also includes countries in [Southern Europe]] such as [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] and [[Italy]], countries in [[Central Europe]] like [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]], [[Poland]], the [[Czech Republic]], and [[Hungary]], or even countries in [[Northern Europe]] such as [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], and [[Denmark]]. |