Southern Europe

southern region of the European continent
Place region Q27449
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Southern Europe is a region that includes Albania[1]. The area encompasses multiple countries with distinct cultural and geographical identities.

As of 2023, Southern Europe has a combined population of 150.9 million[2]. Demographic trends in the region reflect varying growth rates and urbanization patterns across its constituent nations.

Southern Europe

Summary

Southern Europe is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern Europe is in the country of Albania[3].
  • Southern Europe is in the country of Andorra[4].
  • Southern Europe is in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina[5].
  • Southern Europe is in the country of Croatia[6].
  • Southern Europe is in the country of Gibraltar[7].
  • Southern Europe is in the country of Greece[8].
  • Southern Europe's continent is recorded as Europe[9].
  • Southern Europe's instance of is recorded as region[10].
  • Southern Europe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235920934[11].
  • Southern Europe's GND ID is recorded as 4078023-5[12].
  • Southern Europe's locator map image is recorded as SouthernEurope-DarkBlue.png[13].
  • Southern Europe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85045783[14].
  • Southern Europe's IdRef ID is recorded as 027224716[15].
  • Southern Europe's part of is recorded as Europe[16].
  • Southern Europe's Commons category is recorded as Southern Europe[17].
  • Southern Europe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.093498, 'lon': 15.017008}[18].
  • Southern Europe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0250wj[19].
  • Southern Europe's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge137884[20].
  • Southern Europe's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Europe[21].
  • Southern Europe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Southern Europe[22].
  • Southern Europe's page banner is recorded as Ceuta banner.jpg[23].
  • Southern Europe's population is recorded as {'amount': '+150925345'}[24].
  • Southern Europe's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Southern Europe[25].
  • Southern Europe's GeoNames ID is recorded as 9408658[26].
  • Southern Europe's different from is recorded as Q11697333[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Albania[3], a sovereign state[28], in Albania[29], founded in 1912[30]; Andorra[4], a country[31], in Andorra[32], founded in 1278[33]; Bosnia and Herzegovina[5], a sovereign state[34], in Bosnia and Herzegovina[35], founded in 1992[36]; Croatia[6], a sovereign state[37], in Croatia[38], founded in 1991[39]; Gibraltar[7], a British overseas territory[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1704[42]; and Greece[8], a sovereign state[43], in Greece[44], founded in 1821[45]. Southern Europe's continent is recorded as Europe[9]. Its part of is recorded as Europe[16].

Physical Characteristics

Southern Europe's population is recorded as {'amount': '+150925345'}[24].

Designation and Status

Southern Europe's instance of is recorded as region[10].

Why It Matters

Southern Europe ranks in the top 7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . UN M49. Retrieved . unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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