The Black Sea is a sea on the border between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. Rivers that feed it include the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. The Black Sea covers 436,400 km² (168,500 sq mi) and its maximum depth is 2,212 m (7,257 ft).

Major cities on the Black Sea coast include Burgas, Varna, Constanța, Odesa, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Sochi, Poti, Batumi, Trabzon and Samsun.