Back Iërupa Seulatan ACE Suid-Europa Afrikaans ደቡባዊ አውሮፓ Amharic Europa d'o Sud AN أوروبا الجنوبية Arabic Europa Meridional AST Geefa Europa AVK दक्खिनी यूरोप AWA Cənubi Avropa Azerbaijani جنوبی اوروپا AZB
Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. The official definition of Southern Europe includes the Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula. Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and all northern Mediterranean countries of the European continent are considered part of Southern Europe. Most importantly, in a European Union context, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Slovenia officially belong to the Group of the South.