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The Mediterranean Region refers to the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Satellite image Map of the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

Problems in the Mediterranean Region

The Mediterranean is a region full of problems. The problems may be categorised into environmental problems, social and economic problems and political problems. The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

Environmental Problems

The Mediterrean region is a region in which there are many environmental problems. Around the coasts are lands with over 12,500 endemic speciies, most of which in Turkey and Greece. Hundreds of these species are under the threat of extinction

The Tourism Industry

The tourism industry is the major pollutant and it is this industry that does harm to Mediterranean environment. In order to cater for this booming business, modern resorts have replaced natural habitats. The extra pollution generated is often dumped untreated into the sea, threatening the entire equilibrium of the region. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

Problems arising due to maritime transport

The sea is also a major oil transportation route and up to one million tons of crude oil are discharged annually from accidental spills, illegal bunkering and tank cleaning practices as well as inadequate harbour facilties. On average therere are about 60 maritime accidents yearly in the Mediterraenan of which about 15 cause chemical or oil spills. Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petrus – rock and oleum – oil), mineral oil, or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths...

Pollution from Rivers

Pollution also reaches the Mediterranean through its major rivers systems: the Po, the Ebro, the Nile and the Rhone] that carry substantial amounts of agricultural and industrial wastes. As the Mediterranean Sea is entirely landlocked its waters have a very low renewal rate (80 to 90 years) and thus making them extremely sensitive to pollution. Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ... Po redirects here, for alternate uses see Po (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Spanish river. ... The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nÄ«l), in Africa, is one of the two... Rhône can refer to: Rhône River Rhône (département) in France Rhône (Wine Region) in France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ...

Social and Economic Problems

Although certain countries in the Mediterranean Sea are highly industrialised there are the social and economic problems as well. In my opinion the country which has the most social problems in the Medtterranean is Albania. This is due to the collapse of the Communist system. Although from those times things have changed and the Albanians are living a better life, the gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow. Homelessness and hunger are much higher now, and organised crime still exists. Organised crime exists in the majority of the Mediterranean Countries, and is highly predominant in Sicily were the mafia organisation is still the cause of major crimes. Croatia has of the highest shortages of jobs in the Mediterranean region, with the unemployment rate recorded at 17 percent in mid-1998. he country’s infrastructure was badly damaged during the war, and the task of rebuilding it was still incomplete by the late 1990s. Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... // Mafia The Mafia, also referred to as La Cosa Nostra (Italian, variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the collective name of various secret organizations in Italy, Sicily, Corsica and the United States. ...

Minor transportation shipment of illicit drugs into Central Europe is being done on the island of Malta in an illegal manner. Italy and France have a major problem wth the number of illegal immigrants entering into the country. The same countries have also a problem of regional differences. Egypt, Algeria and other North African Mediterranean countries have an enormous amount of crime, especially due to terrorism and Islamic Fundamentalism. Ethnic minorities around the region have been the cause of many problems. Bosnia Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia are still suffering from the effect of the Balkan War. Yugoslavia is still suffenng the consequences of period when Slobodan Milošević and the Communists ruled over the country. Historical lands and provinces in Central Europe Central Europe is the region of Europe between Eastern Europe and Western Europe. ... The word terrorism is controversial and has many definitions, none of which are universally accepted. ... The phrase Islamic fundamentalism is primarily used in the West to describe Islamist groups. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević Slobodan MiloÅ¡ević   listen? (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced ; born 20 August 1941) is a former President of Serbia and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as well as leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia. ...

Political Problems

Since ancient times the Mediterranean region has been a region full of conflicts and wars. Nowadays number of conflicts is still high. Today’s conflicts are the inheritance of the fractures between Christianity, Judaism and Islam, as well as the schisms betwen the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as portrayed in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ... Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish people. ... Islam  listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church (i. ...

The Basques are claiming independence from Spain and they are continuously bombarding Spanish territories, although the Spanish granted Regional Autonomy after the death of General Francisco Franco. This article is about the Basque people. ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. ...

The Corsicans are aso claiming independence from France, after a long history of French dependance.

The people who inhabit the desolate but phosphate-rich desert land between Morocco and Mauritania on the Atlantic Coast of Northwest Africa—the Saharawi (or Sahrawi)—has been fighting for political and economic freedom from Moroccan domination since 1973. It does not form part of the Mediterranean Sea, however since Morrocco is a Mediterranean Country, the conflict involves the Mediterranean region as well. Sahrawi and Saharawi are terms most commonly used for the natives of the Morocco-administered Western Sahara. ... Satellite image Map of the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in northwest Africa. ...

The Kurdish ethnic minority is claiming their land in south eastern Turkey. In the mid-1990s an armed ethnic Albanian group called the Kosovo Uberation Army (KLA) formed in the province to seek independence for Kosovo. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict had its roots in the penod after the First World War when Jews began to settle in Palestine. World War II left the israelis control half the Palestine and the Palestinians are claiming their own land. ethnic religious. In the Mediterranean, ethnic religious are between Cyprus and Turkey (and also between Greece and Turkey.) Cyprus is an island with 18% of the population Turkish in origin. In the past there has been a number of ethnic collisions between the Turks and Cypriots, the major invasion by Turks was in 1974. The Turks are claiming Cyprus. Kurdish may refer to: The Kurdish people The Kurdish language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kosovo and Metohia (Serbian: Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija, Albanian: Kosovë / Kosova), in English most often called just Kosovo, is a province of Serbia. ...

Other conflicts have arised due to Islamic Fundamentalism, the lack of respect for Human Rights and religious beliefs, economic disparities, emigration concerns and the struggle over natural resources.