What Countries Make up the West?

[Exarch]

you'll usually hear ppl say 'the west' this or 'the west' that
or in some cases 'the west vs russia' etc etc
which countries do you think make up 'the west'?

[Haakon]

Western Europe+USA traditionally, but now also much of eastern Europe. Japan and South Korea is often considered to be western/westernized.

[Shadowcry]

All of America's vassal's are the West, the rest are the East.

[Last Roman]

All of America's vassal's are the West, the rest are the East.

what a oversimplified (and wrong) statement.

this is what generally constitutes the "west" (as well as everyone else)

[Farnan]

I see you're using Huntington's map...

The late Dr. Huntington was to International Relations as Karl Marx was to economics.

[Treize]

The rich and democratic ones, not including eastern europe or arab states.
The USA doesn't fit in the rich (there is was money ofcourse but it is in the hands of a small group of rich..) and democratic (president with too much power and corrupt police) part either...

[Haakon]

The US is not rich all of a sudden? California alone has a higher GDP than most European states.

[pwf224]

All of the Americas, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand.



This map is fairly accurate, although I might throw Latin America under the "west" label at times, but they are slightly different. I guess it comes down to where you want to draw the line in qualifications, but like I said, this is fairly accurate.


EDIT: IDK how to get the spoiler tags to work, so if a mod wants to do that feel free.

EDIT2: I didn't make the map, its off wikipedia and based on some guys work(not a random guy, but a scholar who's name escapes me atm). Albania is Muslim on this map, you can see the line go through the middle. I don't think thats the seperate between Kosovo. I also think CULTURALLY this map does a good job, although the whole new guinea being western thing is probably a mistake.

[Burnum]

All of the Americas, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand.



This map is fairly accurate, although I might throw Latin America under the "west" label at times, but they are slightly different. I guess it comes down to where you want to draw the line in qualifications, but like I said, this is fairly accurate.


EDIT: IDK how to get the spoiler tags to work, so if a mod wants to do that feel free.

Why is Papua New Guinea Western? It isn't even remotely western.

[hellheaven1987]

I don't consider Italy and Spain part of West...

Anyway, any ex-Communist European country is not part of West that is for sure.

[ivan_the_terrible]

This looks like Huntington's 'Clash of Civilizations'. It has already been shown to be inaccurate.

Orthodox Russia has just fought a war against Orthodox Georgia.

[Haakon]

Can't believe I forgot Australia and New Zealand.

[Red Baron]

Can't believe I forgot Australia and New Zealand.

And Canada.

[Oklop]

pwf224, Albania is Buddhist on the map.

Is the map a division of religions?

[Grof]

pwf224, Albania is Buddhist on the map.

Is the map a division of religions?

na I think that they are still labeled as Islamic. You can kind of see one line running in the middle of the country.
Bosnia should be in pro west colors since the practically owns them.

[Khan Kong]

Why Kazakhstan is orthodox? Stupid map.

West is Western Europe and North America, that is the countries full of Arabs and negroes.

[The Super Pope]

Why Kazakhstan is orthodox? Stupid map.

West is Western Europe and North America, that is the countries full of Arabs and negroes.

It's referring to culture rather than religion. I think Orthodox is a lazy way of saying ex-USSR, plus places like Greece and Russia which actually are Orthodox.

[antares24]

simply put all the countries in the EU plus the few western European ones outside it (norway, iceland and swtzerland), USA and Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
And i consider Japan and maybe even South Korea as westernized.
South America too can be considered westernized to a certian extent, but it's not part of the west.

[dogukan]

I don't know if Turkey is considered western....but I sure do live like a western along with many of my friends.
What is the definition for western anyways?

[finneys13]

USA, Canada, maybe some of the more developed Latin American countries, Japan, S Korea, Australia, New Zealand, same European countries as above, but including Greece for sure, and probably Serbia/Bosnia/Macedonia/Bulgaria/Romania.