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Balkans
The Balkans is a region that includes countries on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, including most of the former Yugoslavia.
Nations
The following countries are usually included in the Balkans calculated:
| Albania Communist and closed until the end of the 20th century. A mountainous country with a beautiful coast, where fruit is grown on terraces that were frequently laid out during the communist era. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Recently created after the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. A mountainous country that was hit hard by the war when it became independent. |
| Bulgaria A mountainous country famous for its grapes and its red roses. |
| Croatia Recently created after the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. A country with a beautiful coastline and many small islands in the sea. Highly developed from a touristic point of view, especially on the coast, with cities such as Split and Dubrovnik. |
| Kosovo Recently created after the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. A region in Serbia which, however, is recognized by more and more countries as an independent country. |
| North Macedonia Recently created after the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. A mountainous country where a lot of barley, millet and wheat is grown in the valleys. |
| Republic of Moldova Created recently after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, on the border with Eastern Europe. Once the agricultural area of the Soviet Union, the main export product is wine. |
| Montenegro Recently created after the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. |
| Romania The largest country in the region, with a southeastern coast on the Black Sea. |
| Serbia Recently created after the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. |
A part of Slovenia and Turkey and mainland Greece are also part of the Balkans, but the main destinations of those countries are outside the peninsula.