Southern Europe

Southern Europe is the southern region of Europe. It is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is marked by the Mediterranean Sea. It is comprised of several historical states: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Macedonia), Albania, Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey (East Thrace). Southern Europe is divided into three peninsulas. These are the Balkan Peninsula, Iberian Peninsula and the Apennine Peninsula. These three peninsulas are seperated from the rest of Europe by large mountain ranges, being the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. Due to these mountain ranges in the north and the large sea in the south, several different types of climates dominate Southern Europe.
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