Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea
Area	2,500,000 sq km
Lowest Point	-5,267 m
Basin countries	Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

The Mediterranean is a large sea almost completely enclosed by land: Europe to the north, Asia to the east, and Africa to the south. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the narrow Strait of Gibraltar to the west.

In order, the five largest islands in the Mediterranean are Sicily (Italy), Sardinia (Italy), Cyprus, Corsica (France) and Crete (Greece). Two independent island nations exist within the Mediterranean Sea: Cyprus and Malta.

Mediterranean Countries[edit]

Europe[edit]

• Spain
• France
• Monaco
• Italy
• Malta
• Slovenia
• Croatia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Montenegro
• Albania
• Greece

Asia (Levantine)[edit]

• Turkey
• Cyprus
• Syria
• Lebanon
• Israel

Africa[edit]

• Egypt
• Libya
• Tunisia
• Algeria
• Morocco

See also[edit]

• Mediterranean diet