Balkans On World Map

Albania bulgaria romania turkey bosnia and herzegovina croatia serbia slovenia greece italy kosovo north macedonia and montenegro.

Balkans on world map. Extending to the south from central europe into the mediterranean sea the balkan peninsula colored dark gray in the map above includes the countries of albania bosnia herzegovina bulgaria croatia greece macedonia montenegro romania serbia slovenia and the geographical political region of european turkey. Slovenia croatia bosnia serbia macedonia montenegro albania greece turkey bulgaria. Geographically by convention the balkan peninsula is separated from central europe in north by the danube and sava rivers. The balkans are bordered by parts of the mediterranean sea the adriatic and the ionian sea in west and by the aegean sea in south.

The 11 countrieslying on the balkan peninsulaare called the balkan states or just the balkans. The region has a mixed scenery with many tall mountain ranges as well as deep forests plains and rivers. This map shows governmental boundaries countries and their capitals in balkans. Map of the balkans plus individual country maps photo galleries and travel and guide books map of the balkans.

Generally the balkans are bordered on the northwest by italy on the north by hungary on the north and northeast by moldova and ukraine and on the south by greece and turkey or the aegean sea depending on how the region is defined. Test and grow your knowledge of the balkans here. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The balkan peninsula in southeastern europe is located between the adriatic sea and the black sea.

Some balkan countries such as slovenia croatia bosnia and herzegovina serbia and macedonia were once part of yugoslavia. The sea of marmara south of the peninsula connects the mediterranean with the black sea. The balkans are one of the three peninsulas of southern europe but this traditional name is sometimes disputed in the absence of an isthmus. Geographers prefer the term region.

The balkan peninsula is bordered by the adriatic sea in the northwest the ionian sea in the southwest the aegean sea in the south the turkish straits in the east and the black sea in the northeast. This region lies on the southeastern edge of the european continent.