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sorry but no - you go to far by adding countries like Burundi, it's ludicrous and without warrant. The basis of "Mediterranean countries" is not hydrological - it's one thing to use the Med. Basin or Sea as a rough boundary, but drainage basins is a step way too far
ok, these are clearly remote countries, so they can be simply skipped
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[[File:Mediterranean Relief, 1028 x 1024.jpg|thumb|365px|Political map of the Mediterranean Sea as of September 2004.]]
[[File:Mediterranean Relief, 1028 x 1024.jpg|thumb|365px|Political map of the Mediterranean Sea as of September 2004.]]
The Mediterranean countries are those that surround the [[Mediterranean Sea]] or located within the [[Mediterranean Basin]].<ref name="greenpeace.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediterranean-yachting.com/Countries.htm|title=The Countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea|website=www.mediterranean-yachting.com}}</ref> 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).
The Mediterranean countries are those that surround the [[Mediterranean Sea]] or located within the [[Mediterranean Basin]].<ref name="greenpeace.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediterranean-yachting.com/Countries.htm|title=The Countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea|website=www.mediterranean-yachting.com}}</ref> Twenty-four sovereign countries in [[Southern Europe]], [[Western Asia]] and [[North Africa]] regions border the sea itself.


The following countries, listed clockwise from the southern tip of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] to the northern tip of the [[Tangier Peninsula]], have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea: [[Spain]], [[Gibraltar]] (UK), [[France]], [[Monaco]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Montenegro]], [[Albania]], [[Greece]], [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], [[Egypt]], [[Libya]], [[Tunisia]], [[Algeria]], and [[Morocco]]. [[Malta]] and [[Cyprus]] are two island nations located fully within the Mediterranean Sea.
While not having a coastline in the Mediterranean, [[Albania]], [[Portugal]], [[Andorra]], [[San Marino]], [[Vatican City]], [[Kosovo]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Romania]], and [[Jordan]] are located within the Mediterranean Basin and are often included on the list of Mediterranean countries.<ref name="unwto">{{cite web |title=Tourism in the Mediterranean |url=https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284416929 |website=UN-WTO |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="Euro-Mediterranean Integration and Cooperation">{{cite web |last1=Adamo |first1=Katia |last2=Garonna |first2=Paolo |title=Euro-Mediterranean Integration and Cooperation |url=https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/oes/nutshell/2009/9_EuroMediterranean.pdf |website=unece.org |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref> Such classification is mostly based on their [[Geography|geographical]], [[Economy|economic]], [[Geopolitics|geopolitical]], [[History|historical]], [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] and [[Culture|cultural]] (language, art, music, cuisine) ties to the region as a whole. Other factors include [[climate]] and [[flora]].


While not having a coastline in the Mediterranean, [[Portugal]], [[Andorra]], [[San Marino]], [[Vatican City]], [[Kosovo]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], [[North Macedonia]], and [[Jordan]] are located within the Mediterranean Basin and are often included on the list of Mediterranean countries.<ref name="unwto">{{cite web |title=Tourism in the Mediterranean |url=https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284416929 |website=UN-WTO |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="Euro-Mediterranean Integration and Cooperation">{{cite web |last1=Adamo |first1=Katia |last2=Garonna |first2=Paolo |title=Euro-Mediterranean Integration and Cooperation |url=https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/oes/nutshell/2009/9_EuroMediterranean.pdf |website=unece.org |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref> Such classification is mostly based on their [[Geography|geographical]], [[Economy|economic]], [[Geopolitics|geopolitical]], [[History|historical]], [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] and [[Culture|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==
Below is the list of the countries and territories bordering the Mediterranean, listed clockwise from Gibraltar on the southern tip of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]:


==List of countries==
'''Southern European coast, from west to east'''
The table below includes countries having either a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea (boldfaced), or a territory inside [[Mediterranean Sea#Hydrography|its drainage basin]] or in [[Mediterranean Basin|its biogeographical basin]]. Remote countries (with a distance of more than 300 km from the Mediterranean coast) are not included.
<!--ONLY bordering countries-->
*{{flag|Spain}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Gibraltar}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediterranean-yachting.com/Countries.htm|title=The Countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea|work=mediterranean-yachting.com|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> (a [[British Overseas Territory]])
*{{flag|France}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Monaco}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Italy}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Malta}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Slovenia}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Croatia}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Montenegro}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Albania}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
*{{flag|Greece}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
'''Western Asian coast, from north to south'''
|-

!Country<!--Listed in [[List of sovereign states]]-->
*{{flag|Turkey}} <ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com" />
!Continent
*{{flag|Cyprus}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com" />
!Coastline<ref name="greenpeace.org"/>
*{{flag|Northern Cyprus}} (recognized only by Turkey, see [[Cyprus problem]])
!Drainage basin<ref>
*{{flag|Akrotiri and Dhekelia}} (a [[British Overseas Territory]])
*For Europe, see: {{cite book |url=https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/water/publications/pub76.htm |title=Our Waters: Joining Hands Across Borders: First Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters |publisher=[[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]] |year=2007 |chapter=Drainage basin of the Mediterranean Sea |pages=154–181 |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415181121/https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/water/publications/pub76.htm |url-status=dead}}
*{{flag|Syria}}
*For Africa, see: {{cite web |url=https://www.rti.org/impact/nile-river-basin-initiative |title=The Nile River Basin Initiative |date=23 May 2018 |publisher=[[RTI International]] |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321232928/https://www.rti.org/impact/nile-river-basin-initiative |url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flag|Lebanon}}<ref
!Biogeographical basin<ref>As defined in [[Mediterranean Basin#Ecoregions]]</ref>
name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
!class="unsortable" | Notes
*{{flag|Israel}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com" />
|-
*{{flag|Palestine}} (specifically the [[Gaza Strip]])<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Albania}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||

|-
'''Northern African coast, from east to west'''
| '''{{flag|Algeria}}''' || Africa || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Egypt}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Libya}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| {{flag|Andorra}} || Europe || No || Yes || No ||
*{{flag|Tunisia}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Algeria}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Morocco}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-

| {{flag|Bulgaria}} || Europe || No || Yes || Yes ||
==List of countries in the Mediterranean Basin==
|-
Below is the list of the countries and territories in the biogeographical [[Mediterranean Basin]].
| '''{{flag|Croatia}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||

|-
'''Southern Europe'''
| '''{{flag|Cyprus}}''' || Asia || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Portugal}}
|-
*{{flag|Spain}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Egypt}}''' || Africa || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Gibraltar}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediterranean-yachting.com/Countries.htm|title=The Countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea|work=mediterranean-yachting.com|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref> (a [[British Overseas Territory]])
|-
*{{flag|France}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|France}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Monaco}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Italy}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Greece}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|San Marino}}
|-
*{{flag|Vatican City}}
| {{flag|Iraq}} || Asia || No || No || Yes ||
*{{flag|Malta}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Slovenia}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Israel}}''' || Asia || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Croatia}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Italy}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|North Macedonia}}
|-
*{{flag|Montenegro}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| {{flag|Jordan}} || Asia || No || No || Yes ||
*{{flag|Albania}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Greece}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| {{flag|Kosovo}} || Europe || No || Yes || Yes || [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija|Claimed]] by [[Serbia]]. State with limited recognition
*{{flag|Cyprus}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com" />
|-
*{{flag|Akrotiri and Dhekelia}} (a [[British Overseas Territory]])
| '''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' || Asia || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Turkey}}
|-

| '''{{flag|Libya}}''' || Africa || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
'''Western Asia'''
|-
*{{flag|Iraq}}<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DifRCwAAQBAJ | title=Plant Ecology in the Middle East | publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | author=Hegazy, Ahmad | author2=Lovett-Doust, Jonathan | year=2016 | chapter=2.18 Iraq | isbn=978-0-19-107874-3 |quote=the Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forest ecoregion, which extends slightly into Iraq}}</ref>
| '''{{flag|Malta}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Syria}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Lebanon}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Monaco}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Israel}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com" />
|-
*{{flag|Palestine}}
| '''{{flag|Montenegro}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Jordan}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com" />
|-

| '''{{flag|Morocco}}''' || Africa || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
'''Northern Africa'''
|-
*{{flag|Egypt}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Northern Cyprus}}''' || Asia || Yes || Yes || Yes || [[Districts of Cyprus|Claimed]] by the [[Cyprus|Republic of Cyprus]]. [[Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus|Recognised]] only by Turkey
*{{flag|Libya}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Tunisia}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| {{flag|North Macedonia}} || Europe || No || Yes || Yes ||
*{{flag|Algeria}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
|-
*{{flag|Morocco}}<ref name="mediterranean-yachting.com"/>
| '''{{flag|Palestine}}''' || Asia || Yes || Yes || Yes || State with limited recognition. Exclave of the [[Gaza Strip]] only

|-
==Other countries==
| {{flag|Portugal}} || Europe || No || No || Yes ||
<!--Do not replace this with ambiguous or not objective lists, per [[WP:LSC]]-->
|-
* [[Mediterranean Basin#Ecoregions|List of countries in the Mediterranean Basin by ecoregion]]
| {{flag|San Marino}} || Europe || No || Yes || Yes ||
* [[Mediterranean Sea#Hydrography|List of countries in the drainage basin of the Mediterranean Sea]]
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}} || Europe || No || Yes || No ||
|-
| '''{{flag|Slovenia}}''' || Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
|-
| '''{{flag|Spain}}''' || Europe/Africa || Yes || Yes || Yes || Including the exclave of [[Ceuta]]
|-
| {{flag|Switzerland}} || Europe || No || Yes || No ||
|-
| '''{{flag|Syria}}''' || Asia || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
|-
| '''{{flag|Tunisia}}''' || Africa || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
|-
| '''{{flag|Turkey}}''' || Asia/Europe || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
|-
| '''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' || Europe/Asia || Yes || Yes || Yes || Exclaves of [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] and [[Gibraltar]] only
|-
| {{flag|Vatican City}} || Europe || No || Yes || Yes ||
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Mediterranean Sea#Exclusive economic zone]], for a list of coastal countries by exclusive economic zone
* [[Mediterranean Basin#Ecoregions]], for a list of countries in the Mediterranean Basin by ecoregion
* [[List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea]]
* [[List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea]]
* [[Eastern Mediterranean]]
* [[Eastern Mediterranean]]

Revision as of 15:44, 3 June 2024

Political map of the Mediterranean Sea as of September 2004.

The Mediterranean countries are those that surround the Mediterranean Sea or located within the Mediterranean Basin.[1] Twenty-four sovereign countries in Southern Europe, Western Asia and North Africa regions border the sea itself.

The following countries, listed clockwise from the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula to the northern tip of the Tangier Peninsula, have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea: Spain, Gibraltar (UK), France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. Malta and Cyprus are two island nations located fully within the Mediterranean Sea.

While not having a coastline in the Mediterranean, Portugal, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican City, Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Jordan are located within the Mediterranean Basin and are often included on the list of Mediterranean countries.[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

The table below includes countries having either a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea (boldfaced), or a territory inside its drainage basin or in its biogeographical basin. Remote countries (with a distance of more than 300 km from the Mediterranean coast) are not included.

Land Continent Coastline[1] Drainage basin[4] Biogeographical basin[5] Notes
 Albanien Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Algerien Africa Yes Yes Yes
 Andorra Europa No Yes No
 Bosnien und Herzegowina Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Bulgarien Europa No Yes Yes
 Kroatien Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Zypern Asia Yes Yes Yes
 Ägypten Africa Yes Yes Yes
 Frankreich Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Griechenland Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Iraq Asia No No Yes
 Israel Asia Yes Yes Yes
 Italien Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Jordanien Asia No No Yes
 Kosovo Europa No Yes Yes Claimed by Serbia. State with limited recognition
 Libanon Asia Yes Yes Yes
 Libyen Africa Yes Yes Yes
 Malta Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Monaco Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Montenegro Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Marokko Africa Yes Yes Yes
 Northern Cyprus Asia Yes Yes Yes Claimed by the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey
 North Macedonia Europa No Yes Yes
 Palestine Asia Yes Yes Yes State with limited recognition. Exclave of the Gaza Strip only
 Portugal Europa No No Yes
 San Marino Europa No Yes Yes
 Serbien Europa No Yes No
 Slowenien Europa Yes Yes Yes
 Spanien Europe/Africa Yes Yes Yes Including the exclave of Ceuta
  Schweiz Europa No Yes No
 Syria Asia Yes Yes Yes
 Tunesien Africa Yes Yes Yes
 Türkei Asia/Europe Yes Yes Yes
 Vereinigtes Königreich Europe/Asia Yes Yes Yes Exclaves of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Gibraltar only
 Vatican City Europa No Yes Yes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea". www.mediterranean-yachting.com.
  2. ^ "Tourism in the Mediterranean". UN-WTO. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ Adamo, Katia; Garonna, Paolo. "Euro-Mediterranean Integration and Cooperation" (PDF). unece.org. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^
  5. ^ As defined in Mediterranean Basin#Ecoregions
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