The Western Bloc (a play on "Eastern Bloc" - the Soviet-aligned European states in the Cold War) is a term applied to a group of Western Antarctic nations - Maudland, New Swabia, and Santiago (and occasionally including Ognia and Kerguelen); as well as the close relationship they have developed over the years. The term first appeared in the 1980s, but was not commonly used until the 1990s. It should be noted that "Western Bloc" also refers to the US-aligned states during the Cold War; though terms such as "NATO" and "the Free World" were preferred for these countries.
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| - The Western Bloc (a play on "Eastern Bloc" - the Soviet-aligned European states in the Cold War) is a term applied to a group of Western Antarctic nations - Maudland, New Swabia, and Santiago (and occasionally including Ognia and Kerguelen); as well as the close relationship they have developed over the years. The term first appeared in the 1980s, but was not commonly used until the 1990s. It should be noted that "Western Bloc" also refers to the US-aligned states during the Cold War; though terms such as "NATO" and "the Free World" were preferred for these countries.
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| - The Western Bloc (a play on "Eastern Bloc" - the Soviet-aligned European states in the Cold War) is a term applied to a group of Western Antarctic nations - Maudland, New Swabia, and Santiago (and occasionally including Ognia and Kerguelen); as well as the close relationship they have developed over the years. The term first appeared in the 1980s, but was not commonly used until the 1990s. Maudland, New Swabia and Santiago are the only countries (other than the French Kerguelen Islands) on the Continent which fall outside of both the Antarctic Anglo-sphere as well as the Antarctic Russo-sphere; and each speaks an isolated language on the Continent (Norwegian, German and Spanish, respectively) and as such, they have become closer trading partners in a marriage of convenience. Norwegian has become the lingua franca of the Bloc, as Maudland lies in a central position between the other nations; and Norwegian was already fairly common in Santiago and New Swabia. It should be noted that "Western Bloc" also refers to the US-aligned states during the Cold War; though terms such as "NATO" and "the Free World" were preferred for these countries.
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