List of Mediterranean countries
The Mediterranean countries are those that surround the Mediterranean Sea or located within the Mediterranean Basin.[1] Twenty sovereign countries in Southern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa regions border the sea itself, two island nations completely located in it (Malta and Cyprus), in addition to two British Overseas Territories (Gibraltar in the west and Akrotiri & Dhekelia in the east).
While not having a coastline in the Mediterranean, Portugal, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican City, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Jordan are sometimes included on the list of Mediterranean countries, in a climate (biogeography) context.[2][3] Such classification is mostly based on their geographical, economic, geopolitical, historical, ethnic and cultural (language, art, music, cuisine) ties to the region as a whole. Other factors include climate and flora.
List of countries on the Mediterranean Sea
[edit]Below is the list of the countries and territories bordering the Mediterranean, listed clockwise from Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula:
Southern European coast, from west to east
Spain[4]
Gibraltar[4] (British Overseas Territory)
France[4]
Monaco[4]
Italy[4]
Malta[4]
Slovenia[4]
Croatia[4]
Bosnia and Herzegovina[4]
Montenegro[4]
Albania[4]
Greece[4]
Cyprus[4]
Turkey (East Thrace)[4]
Western Asian coast, from north to south
- Turkey (Anatolia)[4]
- Cyprus[4]
Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey, see Cyprus problem)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Overseas Territory)
Syria
Lebanon[4]
Israel[4]
Palestine (Gaza Strip)[4]
Egypt (Sinai Peninsula)[4]
Northern African coast, from east to west
List of countries in the Mediterranean Basin
[edit]Below is the list of the countries and territories in the biogeographical Mediterranean Basin.
Southern Europe
Portugal- Spain[4]
- Gibraltar[4] (British Overseas Territory)
- France[4]
- Monaco[4]
- Italy[4]
- Malta[4]
- Slovenia[4]
- Croatia[4]
- Bosnia and Herzegovina[4]
- Montenegro[4]
- Albania[4]
- Greece[4]
- Cyprus[4]
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Overseas Territory)
- Turkey
Western Asia
- Cyprus[4]
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Overseas Territory)
- Turkey
- Syria[4]
- Lebanon[4]
- Israel[4]
- Palestine
Northern Africa
Other countries
[edit]- List of countries in the Mediterranean Basin by ecoregion
- List of countries in the drainage basin of the Mediterranean Sea
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea". www.mediterranean-yachting.com.
- ^ Tourism in the Mediterranean. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 2016. doi:10.18111/9789284416929. ISBN 978-92-844-1692-9. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Adamo, Katia; Garonna, Paolo. "Euro-Mediterranean Integration and Cooperation" (PDF). unece.org. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au "The Countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea". mediterranean-yachting.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.