Is Estonia a ''Western'' country?

[Mordid]

Do you consider Estonia to be a Western country?

According to Wiki:

Estonia i/ɨsˈtoʊniə/ (Estonian: Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariik), is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation (338.6 km).[8] Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north. The territory of Estonia covers 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi), and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. The Estonians are a Finnic people, and the official language, Estonian, is closely related to Finnish.

Is this really that hard to tell?

[Firefly]

Nope

[Mordid]

Nope

Thanks for an answer, but I don't think Karl'd like to hear that. You better stay away from him before he will shoot you with his warrior Nordic water pistol.

[Panopticon]

Their neighbours aren't Western or Nordic - why should Estonians be?

[Joe McCarthy]

Of course Estonia is a Western country. It is part of the European Protestant culturesphere. It also serves as the outpost of the West - where civilization meets chaos.

[Lithium]

There is nothing "Nordic" or "Western" about Estonia, it's just politics and this country kinda reminds me of my dear "Monkeydonia"

[Queen B]

Geographically speaking, no.

[Laudanum]

No! Any sane person would agree.

[Mordid]

Their neighbours aren't Western or Nordic - why should Estonians be?

They are traditionally Eastern European in terms of religion, socio-economic status, politically, geographically and historically. Estonia is much more poor than any west European country. Everything costs about the same in the west as it does in Estonia (some things, like clothes and electronics, are even more expensive), but the salaries are three times smaller. So the quality of life is not good at all.

Of course Estonia is a Western country. It is part of the European Protestant culturesphere. It also serves as the outpost of the West - where civilization meets chaos.

If that's the case, then Georgia is a Eastern country because of their religious.

[Damião de Góis]

We should first define clearly what is "western". Is it cultural? Geographical?