Clean up
The principle behind this is correct and it is definitely not the same as Mediterranean Sea, which is a geography article primarily about the sea itself.  There is a distinct socio-economic context here that is as valid as Northern Europe or Sub-Saharan Africa.  Unfortunately the article needs a rather heavy rewrite to get it off its soap-box and make it NPOV.  But then, lots of Wiki articles started that way.  7 July 2005 14:32 (UTC)