Subregion · part of Europe

Eastern Europe

Country-by-country guide to Eastern Europe: capitals, flags, borders, area, and population for every nation in this UN subregion of Europe.

4 countries 190,748,681 people 17,943,243 km² total land area

Eastern Europe spans the Slavic and Carpathian heartlands of the continent. Following the Cold War the region restructured towards market democracies, with several states joining the European Union. It includes the largest country wholly in Europe by area.

Use this page as an entry point into the subregion. Skim the table below for an at-a-glance comparison, then click any country to read the full editorial profile — capital, flag, official languages, currencies, bordering states, an embedded OpenStreetMap viewport, and links to high-resolution map services.

Minsk 9,109,280 207,600 BLR
Chișinău 2,749,076 33,847 MDA
Moscow 146,028,325 17,098,246 RUS
Kyiv 32,862,000 603,550 UKR