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).
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While not having a coastline in the Mediterranean, Portugal, Andorra, San Marino, Vatican City, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, 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 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:
Southern European coast, from west to east
Spain[4]
Gibraltar[4] (a 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]
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 (a British Overseas Territory)
Syria
Lebanon[4]
Israel[4]
Palestine (specifically the Gaza Strip)[4]
Egypt (Sinai Peninsula)[4]
Northern African coast, from east to west
List of countries in the Mediterranean Basin
Below is the list of the countries and territories in the biogeographical Mediterranean Basin.
Southern Europe
Portugal
Spain[4]
Gibraltar[4] (a British Overseas Territory)
France[4]
Monaco[4]
Italy[4]
San Marino
Vatican City
Malta[4]
Slovenia[4]
Croatia[4]
Bosnia and Herzegovina[4]
North Macedonia
Montenegro[4]
Albania[4]
Greece[4]
Cyprus[4]
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (a British Overseas Territory)
Turkey
Western Asia
Northern Africa