Editing Southern Europe (section)

== Society and culture ==

Southern Europe contains several national, linguistic, and regional traditions. Romance languages dominate the Iberian and Italian peninsulas. Greek is the main language of Greece, while South Slavic and Albanian-speaking communities form much of the southern Balkan region.

Roman Catholicism has historically been influential across Iberia, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Slovenia, and several smaller states. Orthodox Christianity has a major presence in Greece, Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. Islam has long-established communities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and parts of the wider Balkan region.

Local identity remains important throughout the region. Islands, mountain districts, historic provinces, and coastal areas often maintain distinct dialects, architecture, food traditions, and systems of local government.