The Mediterranean Sea is bordered on the East by Lebanon.
 A shallow submarine ridge (the Strait of Sicily) between the island of Sicily and the coast of Tunisia divides the sea in two main subregions: the Western Mediterranean, with an area of about 850,000 km2 (330,000 mi2); and the Eastern Mediterranean, of about 1
The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi), representing 0

