What is Iberian Peninsula?
[[File:España y Portugal.jpg|thumb|Satellite view of the Iberian peninsula]] The '''Iberian Peninsula''', or '''Iberia''', is the southwest part of [[Europe]]. Like other [[peninsula]]s, it is mostly surrounded by sea. To the south and east of the peninsula is the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. To its north and west is the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is the third largest peninsula of [[Europe]] with an area of 582,860 [[square kilometre|km²]]. The name Iberia is the Ancient Greek name for the region which the Romans called '''[[Hispania]]'''. '''Hispania''' is now used for [[Spain]], while '''Iberia''' is used for the whole region. ==Name== ===Origin=== The word '''Iberia''' was also used by the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] and [[ancient Rome|Romans]] for another territory at the opposite side of Europe, [[Caucasia]]n Iberia, which is near the [[Black Sea]]. ==Countries and territories== ===Countries=== * [[Portugal]], most of the west of the peninsula * [[Spain]], most of the peninsula, including the center, east and northwest * [[France]], a very small [[territory]] of the nation France is on the east side of the peninsula * [[Andorra]], a very small [[nation]] at the northern edge of the peninsula in the [[Pyrenees]] between Spain and [[France]] ===Territories=== * [[Gibraltar]], a tiny [[United Kingdom|British]] [[territory]] in the south, bordering Spain {{multistub|Europe|geo}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Regions of Europe]] [[Category:Peninsulas of Europe]]