What are the Mediterranean countries?

There are 19 countries in the Mediterranean, including France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Spain, Malta, Turkey, Syria, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria.

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea area between Europe, Africa and Asia, bordering the European continent in the north, the African continent in the south and the Asian continent in the east. The west is connected with the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar, with a length of about 4,000 kilometers from east to west, a width of about 1.800 kilometers from north to south, and an area of about 251.2000 square kilometers (including Malahi, but excluding the Black Sea).

The Mediterranean Sea is one of the oldest oceans in the world, and its history is even older than the Atlantic Ocean. The Mediterranean coast is also one of the cradles of ancient civilization. There is the splendid culture of ancient Egypt, the prosperity of the Babylonian kingdom and the Persian empire, and the cradle of European civilization (Aegean civilization, ancient Greek civilization and ancient Roman empire across Asia, Europe and Africa in the first century).

Climatic characteristics

The Mediterranean coast is hot and dry in summer and warm and humid in winter, which is called the Mediterranean climate. The Mediterranean is a typical Mediterranean climate zone, with dry heat and little rain in summer and warm and humid in winter. This climate makes the surrounding rivers rainy in winter and dry up in summer. Winter is controlled by westerlies, with frequent frontal cyclones and mild climate. The average temperature in Leng Yue is between 4~ 10℃, with abundant precipitation.

Summer is controlled by subtropical high, the airflow sinks, the climate is hot and dry, the clouds are sparse, and the sunshine is sufficient. The annual precipitation is 300 ~ 1000mm, accounting for 60% ~ 70% in winter and only 30% ~ 40% in summer.

Vegetation has hard leaves, waxy leaves and deep roots, and it has the characteristics of drought tolerance and adaptation to hot and dry summer climate, and belongs to subtropical evergreen hardwood forest. It is the main subtropical fruit producing area in Europe, rich in citrus, figs and grapes, as well as woody oil crops olive.

Above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mediterranean