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Southern Europe, also known as Mediterranean Europe, comprises fifteen countries, and has a total population of more than 150 million people. Some of the major countries in the region include Spain, Italy, and Greece.
The Mediterranean and Submediterranean climate regions in Europe are found in much of southern Europe, mainly Portugal, Spain, Italy, Malta, Albania, Greece, Cyprus and all the mediterranean islands, but also in southeast France, the Balkan Mediterranean coast and part of Macedonia.
Southern Europe can also be defined by its natural features — its geography, climate, and flora. Politically, nine of the southern European countries form the EU Med Group. Southern Europe also loosely corresponds to the European part of the Mediterranean Basin.
As a region of Europe, Southern Europe is composed of 16 independent countries (Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Holy See, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey) and 1 territory (Gibraltar).
How many countries are Southern European? The region of Southern Europe has nineteen nations, which include Albania, Vatican City, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, Turkey, Spain, Gibraltar, Serbia, Slovenia, San Marino, Portugal, and Italy.
Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. The official definition of Southern Europe includes the Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula. Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and all northern Mediterranean countries of the European continent are considered part of Southern Europe.
The most populous country in Southern Europe is Italy, which has more than 60 million people living within its borders. Not too far behind is Spain, which boasts a population of about 46 million. Southern Europe is also home to the world’s smallest and least populous country, Vatican City, which has less than a thousand inhabitants.