In many areas of modern geopolitics are very prominent place occupied by European countries.It is difficult to overestimate the economic, social, political and cultural importance that these countries have for the rest of the world.It is located in Europe, many of the key centers of global influence - from religious and cultural (the Vatican) to financial (like Switzerland and others).There is no doubt of great importance for the formation of the current power of the European states is the ethnic composition of the population and the region as a whole and in individual countries.Among the most highly developed and influential countries of the West can be called such mononational European countries like Germany, Sweden, Denmark.
Historically that mononational country geographically located mostly in Europe (Italy, Poland, Ireland, Austria, etc.), Middle East (Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, etc.) and Latin America (Argentina,Ecuador, etc.).This category also includes most of Africa, Japan, South Korea and many other powers.Mononational countries are characterized by the coincidence of state and ethnic boundaries and the population the main nationalities in them is at least 90% of the total population.
In many regions today growing problem of interethnic relations.This may be due to the economic inequality of the population of various ethnic groups in developed countries, with the infringement of minority cultural practices and a number of other reasons.The cause of the contradictions and questions may serve as a religion.Until recently, the country's foreign mononational Europe relatively rarely faced with the need for resolution of international disputes.However, this does not apply to the issue of inter-religious disputes (date, for example, Northern Ireland).Because of the severe consequences of such clashes and conflict situations require urgent response, in whatever state they do not occur.
In the middle of the last century, most countries in Western Europe there is a shortage of its own workforce, which was caused by huge human losses in World War II and a low birth rate.Mononational Many countries have become the world's largest at the time the centers of employment-based immigration.And to this day completely stop the flow of immigrants from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe can not.Even staying here forever, foreign workers prefer to settle compactly and do not assimilate with the indigenous population.Introduced by newcomers cultural characteristics, respect their religious rights, customs and traditions often defended as a legitimate and criminal methods.Naturally, the indigenous Europeans, inhabiting mononational country do not feel a special joy from the increase in the number of immigrants.All the more so with time tends to increase the number and enhance the impact of "non-European" population changes.This is also due to a further influx of migrants, and due to the high birth rate in their families.
Every year, the ethnic composition of the population of Western European countries continues more complicated.Therefore, the resolution of issues related to international relations, will become increasingly important.
