Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Macedonia, Romania, Syria, parts of Arabia and the north coast of Africa.
The enlightment basic ideology is freedom. Freedom to choose your own opinion, freedom to do what you desire, freedom to pursue something that you want, etc.
The independence itself is the embodiment of enlightnment because independence is the act of break free from a restrictive rule or establishment that previously dictate what you should and shouldn't do.
they claimed that without slaves the economy would collapse I think, I'm not quite sure if I'm remembering correctly though
