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The Balkans

/ˈbɔːlkənz/, BAWL-kənz (also /ˈbɒlkənz/, BOL-kənz)
Also Known As Balkan Peninsula The primary synonym, though the peninsula's strict geographic boundary and the political and cultural region commonly called the Balkans do not perfectly coincide.
Europe

The Balkans is the mountainous peninsula of southeastern Europe bounded by the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean, and Black Seas, home to a dense mix of languages, religions, and successor states left by the retreat of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires. Its name comes from the Balkan Mountains running through Bulgaria.

Facts
Disputed
Area (sq km)
470,000 2
Narrower Balkan Peninsula definition; wider definitions that count partially Balkan states in full run as high as 630,000 to 667,000 sq km, the same inclusion dispute already carried on this entity own description.
Population
55,000,000 2
Narrower definition; broader country-inclusive counts run above 75 million.
Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Physiographic or Climatic Region 1
Region Type
Physiographic or Climatic Region 1
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Associated With

Albania, Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Countries
Bulgaria, Countries
Croatia, Countries
Greece, Countries

Greece occupies the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula the atlas own Balkans region entity already describes.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kosovo, Countries

Kosovo is a Balkan state, per its own Wikipedia lead.

Source Kosovo (Wikipedia)
Montenegro, Countries
North Macedonia, Countries
Romania, Countries
Serbia, Countries
Sources
1. The Balkans (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    The highest point of the Balkans is Musala, 2,925 metres (9,596 ft), in the Rila mountain range, Bulgaria.
  • Introduction (2)
    The Balkans ( BAWL-kənz, BOL-kənz), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions.
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2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.BalkansView the Source
Balkans (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section, IPA pronunciation
Quote, Lead section, IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɔːlkənz/ BAWL-kənz, /ˈbɒlkənz/ BOL-kənz
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