Southern Europe

"Southern Europe is so hot in here, but is very rich when it comes to the Roman Empire. Since its peoples' ancestors remember the name of the Roman people, I think things get out of hand when a financial crisis finally happened today."

--Su Ji-Hoon, The Ambitions of the European Union

Southern Europe is the southern region of the European continent. Most definitions of Southern Europe, also known as Mediterranean Europe, includes Southern and Eastern Spain, Southern France, Italy, the Adriatic coast of Bosnia and Hesergovina, Croatia, Albania, Greece and East Thrace of European Turkey. Portugal is also usually included despite not having a coast in the Mediterranean.

Different methods can be used to define Southern Europe, including its political, economic, and cultural attributes. Southern Europe can also be defined by its natural features — its geography, climate, and flora.