Talk:List of Mediterranean countries

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Definition of Mediterranean[edit]

Generally on a "Dictionary" we will find: Medi·ter·ra·nean (med′ə tə rā′nē ən)

far from the coast; inland: said of land
surrounded, or almost surrounded, by land; landlocked: said of water
of the Mediterranean Sea or nearby regions
designating or of a physical type of the Caucasoid peoples exemplified by the long-headed, short, olive-skinned people living around the Mediterranean Sea.

Does anyone really think that a citizen of San Marino or the Vatican City is less "Mediterranean" than someone from Slovenia or Paris??--Sal73x (talk) 20:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why is Portugal considered Mediterranean, if it doesn't even have a coast with the Mediterranean Sea?

Probably some racist pseudo-categorization going on — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.160.77.20 (talk) 16:48, 30 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As the lede says, "Mediterranean countries" refers to those countries which border the Mediterranean Sea. Portugal is not one of them, and neither are Vatican, Andorra or San Marino. InflatableSupertrooper (talk) 18:08, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

More is taken into consideration, not only how close they are to the sea.

Portugal, San Marino, Vatican, Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia make part of the region historically, culturally (music, art, architecture), gastronomically, militarily-strategically and economically. Think even of the flora and climate. Finally, geographically: if the peninsulas are in Mediterranean sea, then all the countries on them are in the region as well. If Italian peninsula is surrounded by Mediterranean Sea, then San Marino cannot be on Jupiter. — Boleynn (talk) 02:58, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Narrowed the scope to coastal countries, as Mediterranean is otherwise clearly ambiguous (MOS:WEASEL?). Other countries can be found in the lists linked below the main list. Zach (Talk) 16:40, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Politicizing Geographical Information[edit]

Must we engage in politically motivated tit for tat when editing? People use Wikipedia to learn factual information, educational waters shouldn’t be muddied with personal feelings or politics. The world is a big, beautiful place and we each only live in a tiny speck of it. We come here to see, learn about, and experience new and intriguing places. Evening Up the Odds (talk) 15:40, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]