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The factual accuracy of this map or the file name is disputed.

Reason: No source given for the basis of this map and the "Classical definition of the Western world" that is mentioned in the description.

DescriptionWesterncultures map.png	Map of the world with some regions shown in blue: North and South America, South Africa, European Union, and Australasia. English: Warning: This work was perceived to be based on original research and therefore should be avoided to use as an illustration in Wikipedia's with a "No original research" policy. Deutsch: Vorsicht: Diese Karte basiert auf originärer Forschung einzelner Wikipediaautoren und sollte daher nicht als Illustration in solchen Wikipedias eingesetzt werden, die einen "Keine Theoriefindung"-Grundsatz haben.
Date	19 February 2006
Source	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Westerncultures_map.png archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20060624205018/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Westerncultures_map.png ; Original description: Classical definition of the Western world: All of the depicted countries (including all European Union member states) in blue were predominately influenced by Greco-Roman civilization and Christian influences and/or shaped by strong European immigration and settlement.
Author	Lucius1976

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	19:34, 4 February 2015	1,357 × 628 (46 KB)	Cercaburgo	América Latina hace parte de Occidente.
	22:54, 2 February 2015	1,425 × 625 (56 KB)	El Ayudante	Revert
	22:52, 2 February 2015	1,357 × 628 (46 KB)	El Ayudante	Reverted to version as of 20:19, 18 January 2015
	22:51, 2 February 2015	1,425 × 625 (56 KB)	El Ayudante	Reverted to version as of 19:54, 11 January 2015
	20:19, 18 January 2015	1,357 × 628 (46 KB)	JesusElGuaro	Reverted to version as of 21:39, 19 November 2011
	19:54, 11 January 2015	1,425 × 625 (56 KB)	El Ayudante	Reverted to version as of 17:43, 18 November 2011
	21:39, 19 November 2011	1,357 × 628 (46 KB)	Κανάρια	Reverted to version as of 04:30, 10 October 2011
	17:43, 18 November 2011	1,425 × 625 (56 KB)	Galjundi7	Clear image / Southern America ---> Western Cultures????
	04:30, 10 October 2011	1,357 × 628 (46 KB)	84user	Reverted to version as of 23:48, 7 October 2011 - please upload separately
	21:38, 8 October 2011	1,427 × 628 (254 KB)	Don Albano	I have included African countries outside the Arab League, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Eastern Europe, Georgia, the Canary Islands, the islands between Puerto Rico and Trinidad an Tobago and Turkey; I have moved Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and other is