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*The most central region, which consists mainly of the [[Italian geographic region|Italian Peninsula,Italic Peninsula]],{{NoteTag|If the smaller [[Apennine Peninsula]] (bordered by the [[Apennines]]) is considered, then the region excludes most of Northern Italy and the southern slopes of the Alps}}{{NoteTag|Most of the Italian Peninsula is on the [[Eurasian Plate]], while some parts such as [[Apulia]] are on the [[Adriatic Plate]]. [[Pantelleria]], the [[Pelagie Islands]], and some parts of [[Sicily]] are located on the [[African Plate]], near the boundary between the African Plate and the [[Eurasian Plate]].[{{Cite web|url=https://africa-arabia-plate.weebly.com/ |title=African & Arabian Tectonic Plates |author=Taylor Combaluzier |publisher=[[McGill University]], Montréal |access-date=18 June 2022}}][}} separated from the rest of Europe by the [[Alps]], a mountain range forming an arc from the western Mediterranean Sea to the [[Adriatic Sea]].][{{cite book | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Western_Europe_2003/M9QYndAPmuQC | title=Western Europe 2003 | publisher=[[Taylor & Francis Group]] | author=Europa Publications | year=2002 | pages=357 | quote=Mainland Italy comprises a long peninsula, which stretches from the Alps, along the borders with France to the north-west, Switzerland and Austria to the north and Slovenia to the north-east, south into the Mediterranean Sea.}}] It also consists of the islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], [[Corsica]] and [[Malta]]. The region is shared by nine countries: |
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*The most central region, which consists mainly of the [[Italian geographic region|Italian Peninsula,Italic Peninsula]],{{NoteTag|If the smaller [[Apennine Peninsula]] (bordered by the [[Apennines]]) is considered, then the region excludes most of Northern Italy and the southern slopes of the Alps}}{{NoteTag|Most of the Italian Peninsula is on the [[Eurasian Plate]], while some parts such as [[Apulia]] are on the [[Adriatic Plate]]. [[Pantelleria]], the [[Pelagian Islands]], and some parts of [[Sicily]] are located on the [[African Plate]], near the boundary between the African Plate and the [[Eurasian Plate]].[{{Cite web|url=https://africa-arabia-plate.weebly.com/ |title=African & Arabian Tectonic Plates |author=Taylor Combaluzier |publisher=[[McGill University]], Montréal |access-date=18 June 2022}}][}} separated from the rest of Europe by the [[Alps]], a mountain range forming an arc from the western Mediterranean Sea to the [[Adriatic Sea]].][{{cite book | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Western_Europe_2003/M9QYndAPmuQC | title=Western Europe 2003 | publisher=[[Taylor & Francis Group]] | author=Europa Publications | year=2002 | pages=357 | quote=Mainland Italy comprises a long peninsula, which stretches from the Alps, along the borders with France to the north-west, Switzerland and Austria to the north and Slovenia to the north-east, south into the Mediterranean Sea.}}] It also consists of the islands of [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]], [[Corsica]] and [[Malta]]. The region is shared by nine countries: |
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** [[Italy]]{{NoteTag|The [[United Nations geoscheme]] includes Italy as a whole in southern Europe, although [[Northern Italy|its northernmost regions]] are sometimes associated with [[Central Europe]].[{{cite journal|access-date=29 January 2026|first=Peter|last=Jordan|journal=Europa Regional|year=2005|title=Großgliederung Europas nach kulturräumlichen Kriterien|trans-title=The large-scale division of Europe according to cultural-spatial criteria|volume=13|issue=4|pages=162–173|publisher=Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (IfL) |location=Leipzig|via=Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN)|url=http://www.stagn.de/DE/1_Der_StAGN/Publikationen/StAGN_GGEuropa/grosseu_node.html}}]|name="Italy"}} |
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** [[Italy]]{{NoteTag|The [[United Nations geoscheme]] includes Italy as a whole in southern Europe, although [[Northern Italy|its northernmost regions]] are sometimes associated with [[Central Europe]].[{{cite journal|access-date=29 January 2026|first=Peter|last=Jordan|journal=Europa Regional|year=2005|title=Großgliederung Europas nach kulturräumlichen Kriterien|trans-title=The large-scale division of Europe according to cultural-spatial criteria|volume=13|issue=4|pages=162–173|publisher=Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (IfL) |location=Leipzig|via=Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen (StAGN)|url=http://www.stagn.de/DE/1_Der_StAGN/Publikationen/StAGN_GGEuropa/grosseu_node.html}}]|name="Italy"}} |
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** [[Malta]]{{NoteTag|Malta is located about halfway between mainland Europe and Africa.[{{cite book | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mediterranean_Wines_of_Place/i1HcDwAAQBAJ | title=Mediterranean Wines of Place | publisher=Lockwood Press | author=Leonard, Albert Leonard | year=2020 | pages=79}}] In [[geology]], the Maltese Islands is located on the [[African Plate]].[ The island group lies approx. 200 km south of the boundary between the African Plate and the [[Eurasian Plate]].][{{Cite journal|url=http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/viewFile/3053/3096 |title=Seismic history of the Maltese Islands and considerations on seismic risk: Earthquakes in Malta |last=Galea |first=Pauline |year=2007 |journal=Annals of Geophysics |volume=50|issue=6|pages=725–740|access-date=5 June 2015}}] In [[political geography]], Malta is considered a European country. The [[United Nations geoscheme]] includes Malta in Southern Europe.|name="Malta"}} |
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** [[Malta]]{{NoteTag|Malta is located about halfway between mainland Europe and Africa.[{{cite book | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mediterranean_Wines_of_Place/i1HcDwAAQBAJ | title=Mediterranean Wines of Place | publisher=Lockwood Press | author=Leonard, Albert Leonard | year=2020 | pages=79}}] In [[geology]], the Maltese Islands is located on the [[African Plate]].[ The island group lies approx. 200 km south of the boundary between the African Plate and the [[Eurasian Plate]].][{{Cite journal|url=http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/viewFile/3053/3096 |title=Seismic history of the Maltese Islands and considerations on seismic risk: Earthquakes in Malta |last=Galea |first=Pauline |year=2007 |journal=Annals of Geophysics |volume=50|issue=6|pages=725–740|access-date=5 June 2015}}] In [[political geography]], Malta is considered a European country. The [[United Nations geoscheme]] includes Malta in Southern Europe.|name="Malta"}} |
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