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Eastern Europe , also known as East Europe , is the eastern ___MASK75___ of the European ___MASK24___ . There is no consensus on the precise area it covers , partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical , geographical , cultural , and socioeconomic connotations . There are " almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region ". A related United Nations paper adds that " every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct ". A ___MASK86___ is a resort town or resort hotel , located on the coast . Sometimes it is also an officially accredited title , that is only awarded to a town when the requirements are met ( like the title " Seebad " in Germany ). ___MASK21___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK21___ ( Turkish : ), is a ___MASK97___ in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan ___MASK41___ in Southeast Europe . ___MASK21___ is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse ___MASK15___ . ___MASK21___ is bordered by eight countries : Greece to the west ; Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; and Iraq and Syria to the south . The Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . ___MASK21___ ' s location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . A body of ___MASK59___ or waterbody ( often spelled ___MASK59___ body ) is any significant accumulation of ___MASK59___ , generally on a planet ' s surface . The term most often refers to oceans , seas , and lakes , but it includes smaller pools of ___MASK59___ such as ponds , wetlands , or more rarely , puddles . A body of ___MASK59___ does not have to be still or contained ; Rivers , streams , canals , and other geographical features where ___MASK59___ moves from one place to another are also considered bodies of ___MASK59___ . Western Asia , West Asia , Southwestern Asia or Southwest Asia is the westernmost ___MASK80___ of Asia . The concept is in limited use , as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East ( or Near East ), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt ( which would be counted as part of North Africa ). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics . The Caucasus Mountains are a ___MASK52___ ___MASK45___ in Eurasia between the Black ___MASK56___ and the Caspian ___MASK56___ in the Caucasus region . The Southern Bug , also called Southern Buh (" Pivdennyi Buh " " Yuzhny Bug "), and sometimes Boh ___MASK68___ , is a ___MASK68___ located in Ukraine . It is the second longest ___MASK68___ in Ukraine . Bulgaria ( tr . '), officially the ___MASK96___ of Bulgaria ( tr . '), is a country in southeastern Europe . It is bordered by Romania to the north , Serbia and Macedonia to the west , Greece and ___MASK21___ to the south , and the Black ___MASK56___ to the east . With a territory of , Bulgaria is Europe ' s 16th - largest country . The Danube (, known by various names in other languages ) is Europe ' s second - longest ___MASK68___ , after the Volga ___MASK68___ , and also the longest ___MASK68___ in the European ___MASK50___ region . It is located in Central and Eastern Europe . Varna ( pronounced ) is the largest ___MASK43___ and ___MASK86___ on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast , with a population of 334 , 466 inhabitants as of 2015 , while 417 , 867 live in its functional urban area . The Dniester ___MASK68___ , or Dnister ___MASK68___ ( translit . " Dnister ", , ) is a ___MASK68___ in Eastern Europe . It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova ( from which it separates the breakaway ___MASK54___ of Transnistria ), finally discharging into the Black ___MASK56___ on Ukrainian ___MASK54___ again . Golden Sands ( Bulgarian :   , " Zlatni pyasatsi ") is a major ___MASK86___ town on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast , adjacent to a national park of the same name in the municipality of Varna . Aksakovo is a ___MASK53___ in Varna ___MASK60___ , Northeastern Bulgaria . It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Aksakovo Municipality . The ___MASK53___ is located on the Franga ___MASK25___ three kilometres northwest of the city of Varna . As of ___MASK58___ 2009 , it has a population of 7 , 897 inhabitants . Russia ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian ___MASK57___ , is a country in Eurasia . At , Russia is the largest country in the world by ___MASK46___ area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara . Varna ___MASK7___ ( Bulgarian :   , " Letishte Varna ") is the ___MASK7___ of Varna , the historical maritime ___MASK99___ of Bulgaria . Varna ___MASK7___ is the third largest ___MASK7___ in Bulgaria and an important destination during the summer leisure seasons . The ___MASK7___ is located 10 kilometers from the center of Varna near the town of Aksakovo . The ___MASK7___ serves Varna and northeastern Bulgaria . There are domestic and international flights to about 71 destinations in 29 countries by more than 53 Bulgarian and foreign airlines . The busiest ___MASK27___ for the ___MASK7___ is from the end of May to the beginning of October . Romania is a ___MASK16___ located in Southeastern Europe . It borders the Black ___MASK56___ , Bulgaria , Ukraine , Hungary , Serbia , and Moldova . It has an area of and a temperate - continental climate . With 19 . 94 million inhabitants , the country is the seventh - most - populous member state of the European Union . The capital and largest city , Bucharest , with its 1 , 883 , 425 inhabitants is the sixth - largest city in the EU . The Pontic Mountains or Pontic Alps ( Turkish : " Kuzey Anadolu Dalar ", meaning North Anatolian Mountains ) form a ___MASK48___ in northern Anatolia , ___MASK21___ . They are also known as the " Parhar Mountains " in the local Turkish and Pontic Greek languages . The term " Parhar " originates from a Hittite word meaning " high " or " summit ". In antiquity , the mountains were called the Paryadres or Parihedri Mountains . The Caucasus or Caucasia is a ___MASK14___ at the ___MASK55___ of Europe and Asia , situated between the Black and the Caspian seas . Ukraine ( tr . ) is a ___MASK16___ in Eastern Europe , bordered by Russia to the east and northeast , Belarus to the northwest , Poland and Slovakia to the west , ___MASK2___ , Romania , and Moldova to the southwest , and the Black ___MASK56___ and ___MASK56___ of Azov to the south and southeast , respectively . Ukraine is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which Ukraine and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian . Including Crimea , Ukraine has an area of , making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world . It has a population of about 44 . 5 million , making it the 32nd most populous country in the world . The Black ___MASK56___ is a body of water between Eastern Europe and Western Asia , bounded by Bulgaria , Georgia , Romania , Russia , Turkey , and Ukraine . It is supplied by a number of major rivers , such as the Danube , Dnieper , Rioni , Southern Bug , and Dniester . The Black ___MASK56___ has an area of ( not including the ___MASK56___ of Azov ), a maximum depth of , and a volume of . It is constrained by the Pontic Mountains to the south and by the Caucasus Mountains to the east , and features a wide shelf to the northwest . The longest east - west extent is about . Riviera Holiday Club is a Bulgarian Black ___MASK56___ resort located 17 km north - east of the city of Varna , on E - 87 international road , and at 27 km from Varna Airport . It is also near the Golden Sands resort , both resorts are within minutes walking from each other . The Bulgarian Black ___MASK56___ Coast (" Chrnomori ") covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from the Romanian Black ___MASK56___ resorts in the north to European Turkey in the south , along 378 km of coastline . White and golden sandy beaches occupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long coast . The region is an important center of tourism during the summer ___MASK27___ ( May  October ), drawing millions of foreign and local tourists alike and constituting one of the country ' s most popular tourist destinations . Prior to 1989 the Bulgarian Black ___MASK56___ coast was internationally known as the " Red Riviera ". Since the fall of the Iron Curtain , however , its nickname has been changed to the " Bulgarian Riviera ". The ___MASK56___ of Azov (" Azovs ' ke more / Azovke more ") is a ___MASK56___ in Eastern Europe . To the south it is linked by the narrow ( about ) Strait of Kerch to the Black ___MASK56___ , and it is sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black ___MASK56___ . The ___MASK56___ is bounded in the north by mainland Ukraine , in the east by Russia , and in the west by the Crimean Peninsula . The Don and Kuban are the major rivers that flow into it . The ___MASK56___ of Azov is the shallowest ___MASK56___ in the world , with the depth varying between . There is a constant outflow of water from the ___MASK56___ of Azov to the Black ___MASK56___ .