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    77 75.49%
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    47 46.08%
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    65 63.73%
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    48 47.06%
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    71 69.61%
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    82 80.39%
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    8 7.84%
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    Quote Originally Posted by Human_Master View Post
    Not really.
    It shows your lack of knowledge. I guess not an American but European should do those poles.
    Fail.
    No-one has suggested that Lithuania is central europe or should even be on the poll.

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    AHAHAHAHA balkans central Europe, AHAHAHAHAHAH

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    Quote Originally Posted by Human_Master View Post
    I'm not very well familiar with Balkan cultures, but if it can be included in Central Europe, than there must be arguments.
    Balkan geographycally is south-east; culturally, idem for the slavic countires, except Greece, Hungary and Albania.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tribuno View Post
    Balkan geographycally is south-east; culturally, idem for the slavic countires, except Greece, Hungary and Albania.
    Some areas of the Balkan have a long history under the Austro-Hungarian sphere of influence, which I assume is classified "Central European".
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Ripper View Post
    Some areas of the Balkan have a long history under the Austro-Hungarian sphere of influence, which I assume is classified "Central European".
    Hungary, Western Romania (Transylvania) and Slovenia maybe, but not certainly Serbia, Albania or Bulgaria.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Human_Master View Post
    Well, I suggested that it should be in the poll. This is not my original opinion:

    Some quotes mentioning Lithuania:






    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central...Central_Europe

    East Central Europe according to Paul Robert Magocsi:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ea...ral_Europe.PNG







    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East-Central_Europe

    As you can see sometimes Lithuania is included in Central Europe, sometimes not. Lithuanians themselves are not quite sure where their country is.
    Well, a couple of criticisms here. The first issue is the religious one, which really seems far -fetched as an actual ethnic boundary marker, especially considering that Orthodox Christianity covers more than one church, and a large area, all the way from Greece to northern Russia.
    Secondly, this central European proposition is even self titled "East Central Europe", not central Europe, and furthermore is taking into account past borders, commonwealths of which the ethnic connectivity is either not there, or tenuous (Polish Lithuania Commonwealth).
    Lastly, if countries are being divided between one half 'western' and another half 'central' you can be sure there will be constant confusion about whether a state is western, central, or eastern, and does this have any significance regarding ethnicity?
    Regardless, you can view Lietuva as Central Europe, I don't really care, and in fact those proposed "East Central Europe" areas wouldn't even change much in how I'd call my own heritage "East European" or "West European" etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barbariansteel View Post
    Well, a couple of criticisms here. The first issue is the religious one, which really seems far -fetched as an actual ethnic boundary marker, especially considering that Orthodox Christianity covers more than one church, and a large area, all the way from Greece to northern Russia.
    Actually its not far-fetched as all, as Central Europeans are not an ethnos, but a rather vaguely defined cultural, political and economic sphere within Europe, usually closely connected to the German populated areas and areas with large German minorities. In this sense, the Baltic countries have strong claims to Mitteleuropa. The traditional divison of Europe into East and West has very much to do with religion and the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. It's the basis of the cultural and civilizational division.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tribuno View Post
    Hungary, Western Romania (Transylvania) and Slovenia maybe, but not certainly Serbia, Albania or Bulgaria.
    I agree, you can add Croatia as well, they are culturally in terms
    of architecture and mentality marked by the Austrian Hungarian monarchy.

    Serbia, Albania or Bulgaria no way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Ripper View Post
    Actually its not far-fetched as all, as Central Europeans are not an ethnos, but a rather vaguely defined cultural, political and economic sphere within Europe, usually closely connected to the German populated areas and areas with large German minorities. In this sense, the Baltic countries have strong claims to Mitteleuropa. The traditional divison of Europe into East and West has very much to do with religion and the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. It's the basis of the cultural and civilizational division.
    This is where geography comes in, excluding the baltic states and the southern balkans.
    Btw, this proposed East Central Europe is partly Orthodox church territory, so if you're agreeing to the more easterly idea of central Europe then you pretty much have to abandon the religious division idea.
    I personally am not opposed to the East Central Europe idea.

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