Latin Arch

Latin Arch

Latin Arch (French/Occitan: "arc latin", Catalan: "arc llatí", Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/Galician: "arco latino") is the name given to the littoral around the northwestern Mediterranean Basin, which stretches from Sicily, through the Italian Peninsula, Southern France, Spain, Portugal and then to the final tip of the arc Gibraltar, forming the shape of an arch and seen as the core of Latin Europe.

The countries and territories included in the Arch are:
*flag|Andorra
*flag|France
*flag|Gibraltar
*flag|Italy
*flag|Monaco
*flag|Portugal
*flag|San Marino
*flag|Spain
*flag|Vatican City

Organisation

Latin Arch ("Arco Latino") is also the formal name of an organisation of mutual cooperation between the sub-national entities of the mentioned region, which was founded in 1998. The organisation was originally composed of the Mediterranean "départements" and provinces, however, today, with 66 members, it is also comprised of the southern provinces of Portugal.

External links

* [http://www.arcolatino.org/en Arco Latino] Official website of the organisation Latin Arch


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