United Nations Geoscheme
For its official works and publications, the United Nations Organization groups countries under a classification of regions. Southern Europe, as defined by the United Nations (the sub-regions according to the UN), comprises the following countries and territories:
- Albania
- Andorra
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Italy
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Montenegro
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Vatican City
As of 2009, there were 163,865,210 people living in southern Europe with an average population density of 74 inhabitants per square kilometer:
| Southern Europe: | ||||
| Country | Area (km²) |
Population (2010 est.) |
Population density (per km²) |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 28,748 | 3,695,000 | 111.1 | Tirana |
| Andorra | 467.63 | 84,082 | 179.8 | Andorra la Vella |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,129 | 4,613,414 | 90.2 | Sarajevo |
| Croatia | 56,594 | 4,489,409 | 81 | Zagreb |
| Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 6.8 | 29,431 | 4,328 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | 131,990 | 11,295,002 | 85.3 | Athens |
| Italy | 301,338 | 60,418,711 | 200.5 | Rome |
| Republic of Macedonia | 25,713 | 2,114,550 | 82.2 | Skopje |
| Malta | 316 | 412,966 | 1,306.8 | Valletta |
| Montenegro | 13,812 | 672,181 | 50 | Podgorica |
| Portugal | 92,090 | 11,317,192 | 114 | Lisbon |
| San Marino | 61.2 | 31,716 | 501 | City of San Marino |
| Serbia | 88,361 | 7,120,666 | 102.46 | Belgrade |
| Slovenia | 20,273 | 2,054,199 | 99.6 | Ljubljana |
| Spain | 504,030 | 46,030,109 | 93 | Madrid |
| Vatican City | 0.44 | 826 | 1877 | Vatican City |
| Total | 1,338,694 | 163,865,210 | 74.05 | |
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