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Eastern Europe Map

The 10 countries of Eastern Europe on a zoomable map, from the Czech Republic and Poland to Russia west of the Urals. Tap or click a country to see its flag, capital, population, area, official languages and currency. Zoom in to see every name, capital, river and mountain: where labels would overlap, some only appear as you get closer.

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About Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe has 10 countries, home to about 278.7 million people across 18,826,128 km² (7,268,806 sq mi).

The largest country by area is Russia, at 17,098,242 km², about 91% of the total; the smallest is Moldova, at 33,851 km².

Russia has the most people, about 140.1 million (50% of the total), and Moldova the fewest, about 3.6 million. The most densely populated is Czech Republic, with about 137 people per km².

5 of the 10 countries are landlocked: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia.

Countries of Eastern Europe and their capitals

All 10 countries, with each capital, population and area. Sort by any column, or select a name to show it on the map.

Eastern Europe: countries, capitals, population and area. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
Minsk9,460,972207,600
Sofia6,737,997110,879
Prague10,838,70378,867
Budapest9,855,74593,028
Chișinău3,578,93033,851
Warsaw38,746,310312,685
Bucharest18,148,155238,391
Moscow140,134,27917,098,242
Bratislava5,563,64949,035
Kyiv35,661,826603,550

The 10 countries of Eastern Europe in the United Nations geoscheme (M49): Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. The map stops at the Ural Mountains, but Russia's figures are for the whole country. The UN counts the Baltic states in Northern Europe and the rest of the Balkans in Southern Europe.

Sources

  • Capitals and official languages: national constitutions and government sources.
  • Currencies: the ISO 4217 currency list and national central banks, checked October 2026.
  • Borders, coastlines, rivers and mountains: official sources. Disputed borders are shown as they are commonly drawn, which is not an endorsement of any claim.
  • Population and area: CIA World Factbook (2024 and 2025 estimates; total area including inland water), which capitals and languages were also checked against.