The theoretical manual was created to help students, students, geography teachers, for those who love and are interested in geography. The content of the material presented is aimed at studying the countries of the Western border of the Russian Federation, such as Finland, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine. The reference book is divided into 2 parts – theoretical and practical. In part 1 you will be able to study theoretical material on the countries of the Western border of the Russian Federation. Each country is described according to a specific plan: a brief description of the country is given, the geographical location, capital, government structure, population, nature and climatic conditions, history and culture, large cities and resorts, interesting sights, and cuisine of the countries are described. In the practical part you will be able to solve tests. The directory was developed by: Kudymov Arkhip Aleksandrovich; Pavlova Irina Veniaminovna, teacher of geography and life safety of the highest category, MAOU “Secondary School No. 65 with in-depth study of the English language”, Perm.