Balkan Countries
There are 11 Balkan Countries.
The Balkans is a peninsula in southeastern Europe, named after the Balkan mountain range that runs through Bulgaria. The region is a patchwork of countries that emerged from the breakup of Yugoslavia plus several older states. Its borders as a region are debated, so a handful of countries are only partially considered Balkan depending on the source.
11 countriesThe countries of the Balkan Peninsula. Membership of borderline states such as Slovenia and Romania varies by source.
| No. | Country | Capital | Currency | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 003 |  Albania | Tirana | ALL L | 2,349,580 |
| 028 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | BAM KM | 3,140,095 |
| 035 |  Bulgaria | Sofia | EUR € | 6,433,302 |
| 055 |  Croatia | Zagreb | EUR € | 3,876,200 |
| 087 |  Greece | Athens | EUR € | 10,413,962 |
| 119 |  Kosovo | Pristina | EUR € | 1,660,000 |
| 148 |  Montenegro | Podgorica | EUR € | 623,129 |
| 165 |  North Macedonia | Skopje | MKD den | 1,820,909 |
| 183 |  Romania | Bucharest | RON lei | 19,020,271 |
| 198 |  Serbia | Belgrade | RSD дин. | 6,549,143 |
| 204 |  Slovenia | Ljubljana | EUR € | 2,130,986 |
How this list is defined
The countries of the Balkan Peninsula. Membership of borderline states such as Slovenia and Romania varies by source.
Membership of a cultural or political grouping is not always settled, and different sources draw the line in different places. Stating the rule up front is the point: it lets you judge whether this list answers your question, instead of wondering why a country you expected is missing. Every figure in the table comes from the dataset described on the data page.
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Populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); other fields from open datasets. Membership of cultural regions can vary between sources; this list uses the definition stated above. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.