Category EASTERN EUROPE

Belarus sits at a crossroads that most maps barely explain. It is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the…

Ukraine is a sovereign country in Eastern Europe and the largest country located entirely within the continent. It stretches across the southwestern edge of the East European Plain, bordered by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova…

Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, positioned between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. Its territory sits largely between the Prut River, which forms the border with Romania, and the Dniester River,…

Romania is a country in Southeastern Europe, bordered by Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine to the north, Moldova to the northeast, Bulgaria to the south, and the Black Sea to the southeast. Its territory covers approximately 238,400 square…

Bulgaria is a sovereign country in Southeastern Europe, occupying the eastern portion of the Balkan Peninsula. Its territory stretches between the Danube River and the Black Sea in the north and east, and a belt of mountain ranges and the…

Russia stretches across two continents, eleven time zones, and nearly every climate zone that exists outside the tropics. No other country covers more ground, and few offer a clearer lesson in how scale itself becomes a geographic force. A journey…