Answer:
With a unique location at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, the Mediterranean basin is one of the most biologically rich and complex regions on Earth.
Explanation:
The Mediterranean Basin encompasses the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and covers 2,085,292 square kilometers. It includes 24 countries spread over 3 continents.
From west to east, the Mediterranean basin stretches around 3,800 kilometers between Portugal and Lebanon and around 1,000 kilometers from north to south, from Italy to Morocco and Libya. It also includes some 5,000 islands from across the Mediterranean Sea and the Macaronesia islands from the North Atlantic Ocean.
