Southern+Europe

Countries in Southern Europe Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy (including: Sardinia and Sicily), Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal (including: Madeira and Azores), San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (including: Balearic Islands), Vatican City
 * [[image:italy-flag.gif width="251" height="177"]]ITALY || [[image:portugal-flag.jpg width="277" height="175"]]PORTUGAL ||
 * [[image:http://thegilesineurope.com/vacations/europe/spain/spain_flag.gif width="255" height="177"]]SPAIN ||  [[image:http://www.easypedia.gr/el/images/shared/c/c2/Serbia_flag_large.png width="315" height="210"]]SERBIA ||
 * [[image:http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/greece-flag.gif width="239" height="174"]]GREECE || [[image:https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/hr-lgflag.gif width="287" height="147"]]CROATIA ||
 * [[image:http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/vatican-city-flag.gif width="273" height="184"]]VATICAN CITY || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_San_Marino.svg/800px-Flag_of_San_Marino.svg.png width="240" height="179"]]SAN MARINO ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Slovenia_%28bordered%29.svg/600px-Flag_of_Slovenia_%28bordered%29.svg.png width="300" height="150"]]SLOVENIA || [[image:http://www.faqs.org/docs/factbook/flags/mk-lgflag.gif width="223" height="147"]]MACEDONIA ||
 * [[image:http://www.doi.gov.mt/en/state/symbols/flag.jpg width="291" height="193"]]MALTA || [[image:http://www.longwaythere.net/flag_of_montenegro_big.jpg width="278" height="210"]] MONTENEGRO ||
 * [[image:http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:EMyeeK6MUC5xFM:http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/%7Einfinite/PeacePath_Flags_Data/AlbaniaF.gif width="240" height="160" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/%7Einfinite/PeacePath_Flags_Data/AlbaniaF.gif&imgrefurl=http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/%7Einfinite/Download.html&usg=__zX1q1eiaKOHIaclVCdKQncmGAek=&h=788&w=1181&sz=37&hl=en&start=11&um=1&tbnid=EMyeeK6MUC5xFM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAlbania%2Bflag%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1"]]ALBANIA || [[image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:qY_oO796IPHfPM:http://www.world-flags-symbols.com/_img_nations2/andorraflag.png width="255" height="180" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.world-flags-symbols.com/_img_nations2/andorraflag.png&imgrefurl=http://www.world-flags-symbols.com/andorra/&usg=__fVo4AaAeE0FadY7zyB_Ymo7qZSw=&h=560&w=800&sz=59&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=qY_oO796IPHfPM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dandorra%2Bflag%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1"]]ANDORRA ||
 * [[image:http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Qjvk0M4d7SSE0M:http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/images/2005/03/30/eurovision_flag_bosnia_herz_470x380.jpg width="237" height="194" link="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/images/2005/03/30/eurovision_flag_bosnia_herz_470x380.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/image_galleries/eurovision_flags_gallery.shtml%3F2&usg=__h-ro_ChzN1PiyuytihJdr3FyMTA=&h=380&w=470&sz=9&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=Qjvk0M4d7SSE0M:&tbnh=104&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHerzegovina%2Bflag%26hl%3Den%26um%3D1"]]BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ||  ||

**Fact About Southern Europe**   In 2006 the population is about167 million people.  The most common religion is Catholicism.

Southern Europe contains the Mediterranean and the Black sea leading to the ocean south of Greece and many small islands. It is a collection of many peninsulas.   Southern Europe has a land mass of 1,314,656.34km.  Roman, Slavic, and Spanish are 3 major languages.

Coal, iron ore, and natural gas are main resources in Southern Europe.

Spain and Portugal both colonized a country. They mainly colonized the United States.

 <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">15 countries are in this region including their islands. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); line-height: 24px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Democratic, Constitutional monarchy, and Socialist are the 3 main forms of government. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The 3 cities Madrid, Rome, and Barcelona are the largest cities by population in Southern Europe. <span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); line-height: 24px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The 3 countries with the largest population is Italy Spain and Greece. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> **Other Facts Found Using** [] <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1.) Cheese consumption: Produces 8.2% of cheese on earth.

A. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2.) Oil use: Contains Less than 0.2% of the world’s oil reserves.

A. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3.) Death Penalty: They kill 0 People every year by death penalty.

A. 4.) Alcohol Consumption: About 5% of the world.

A. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">5.) Number of Olympic Medals: About 50 medals.

A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">6.) HIV-AIDS infections: 2% of infections on earth.

A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">7.) Number of internet users: About 55 million people.

A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">8.) Illiteracy population: About 1.7 million illiterate people.

A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">9.) Tourist arrivals: 150 million tourists a year.

A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">10.) Gold Production: 15,000 kg a year.

B. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">South Europe is usually lower in everything except for cheese and Tourist arrivals.

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">C. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 255, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This means that Southern Europe is pretty good in economy and tourism but not all of it is rich.

Southern Europe photos:

If you want to listen to some Southern European music [|click here]

For some cool Southern European pictures and paintings click below

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An awesome site to see some paintings []