Balkan Peninsula

Definition/Scope: The easternmost of Europe's three great southern peninsulas and, collectively, the countries located there.

Used For:

Balkan States
Balkans

Broader Terms:

Eastern Europe

Narrower Terms:

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Kosovo
Macedonia
Moldova
Romania
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia

Related Terms:

Balkans crisis, 1991-
Balkans intervention
peninsulas