Western world

The Western World or the Occident, western Eurasia (Europe), as opposed to the Eastern World (the Orient), eastern Eurasia (Asia), is made up of the countries of Western Eurasia, (Europe), as well as the technologically advanced countries of the Americas that have been influenced (by colonisation or influenced) tremendously by the France, Spain, Portugal, Russia, the United Kingdom or other European nations.

Parts of Africa can be considered Western, but culturally speaking, they have been influenced more by Islam (North Africa) and native cultures, leaving South Africa as the only "western" nation in that continent.

Characteristics
The Western World generally has higher standards of living than the Eastern World. Because the Americas were settled by Europeans, English, Spanish, and Portuguese dominate in the Americas.

Around the world, all Western nations are relatively similar in terms of language, all using the Latin alphabet, culture, traditions, religion (predominantly Christianity but also Atheism) and philosophies, and customs. The most cultural diversity in the West is in countries such as Italy, Germany and Russia. Russia was the first country of the West to implement communism, later replaced by a criminalized free market economy Plutocracy.

Countries of the Occident
Here is the list of some countries belonging to the Western world: United States of America (current leader of Occidental affairs)

In Europe:

United Kingdom (former leader up until the early 20th Century)

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Germany

Luxembourg

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Russia (spanning across Europe and Asia, sharing maritime boundary with the United States)

Romania Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

Vatican

In the Americas:

Argentina

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Mexico

Venezuela

in Oceania: Australia New Zealand

In Africa:

South Africa

Controversy over the "capital"
The "capital" of the Occident could be looked at as being three possible choices: In fact, the Western world has many capitals (important cities), such as Brussels (the capital of the EU), New York (the capital of the United Nations) and Moscow (the capital of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States), Vienna among others.
 * 1) London, the historical capital (the capital of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations)
 * 2) Washington DC (the capital of the United States and the Organization of American States)
 * 3) Vatican City, a tiny country landlocked in Italy, which is the easternmost part of the Occident but is the religious capital for Roman Catholics.