Alpine countries

The Alpine countries, sometimes called Alpine nations or Alpine states, are a group of nations taken to be part of either Central Europe along with the Visegrád group or Western Europe. The region takes its name from the Alps, the largest mountain ranges of Europe, stretching from Austria to France and including Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany. All of these nations include portions of the Alps, and because of this are termed the "Alpine countries". Though France and Italy also have mountains of the Alps within their borders, neither is always considered to be an Alpine country, with the latter sometimes being considered to be only a part of Western Europe and the former sometimes being considered to be only part of the Apennine peninsula in Southern Europe.

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Nation - Central Europe - Visegrád group - Western Europe - Alps - Mountain range - Europe - Austria - France - Slovenia - Italy - Switzerland - Liechtenstein - Germany - Apennine peninsula - Southern Europe

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The region is named after the Alps much like the Andean states in South America are named after the Andes, and Himalayan states in Asia are named after the Himalaya.

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Andean states - South America - Andes - Himalayan states - Asia - Himalaya

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