Editing Southern Europe (section)

== Geography ==

The western part of Southern Europe is formed by the Iberian Peninsula. The [[Pyrenees]] separate most of the peninsula from the rest of continental Europe. The interior includes high plateaus, mountain ranges, and river valleys leading toward the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts.

The Italian Peninsula extends southward from the [[Alps]] into the central Mediterranean. The [[Apennine Mountains]] run along much of the peninsula. [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], and smaller islands form part of the wider Italian and central Mediterranean area. Italy occupies a central position between western Europe, the Balkans, and North Africa.<ref name="italy-geography"/>

The eastern part of the region includes the southern Balkans and the Adriatic and Aegean coasts. This area contains mountain ranges, inland basins, narrow coastal plains, and many islands. Greece occupies the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula and extends into the Aegean and Ionian seas through its island regions.<ref name="greece-geography"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! Area
! States and territories
|-
| Iberian Peninsula
| [[Andorra]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Gibraltar]]
|-
| Italian Peninsula and central Mediterranean
| [[Italy]], [[Malta]], [[San Marino]], [[Vatican City]]
|-
| Southern Balkans and Adriatic region
| [[Albania]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Croatia]], [[Greece]], [[Kosovo]], [[Montenegro]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Serbia]], [[Slovenia]]
|}