Name the seven Alpine countries from West to East.
The��Alps��(/��lps/)��are the highest and most extensive��mountain range��in��Europe,��stretching approximately 1,200��km (750��mi) across seven��Alpine countries��(from west to east):��France,��Switzerland,��Italy,��Liechtenstein,��Austria,��Germany, and��Slovenia.
 The Alpine arch extends from��Nice��on the western Mediterranean to��Trieste��on the Adriatic and��Vienna��at the beginning of the��Pannonian Basin. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian��tectonic plates��collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine��sedimentary rocks��rising by��thrusting��and��folding��into high mountain peaks such as��Mont Blanc��and the��Matterhorn.
 Mont Blanc spans the French���Italian border, and at 4,809��m (15,778��ft) is the highest mountain in the Alps. The Alpine region area contains 128 peaks higher than��4,000��m (13,000��ft).
The seven Alpine countries (from West to East):��France,��Switzerland,��Italy,��Liechtenstein,��Austria,��Germany, and��Slovenia.