The
Balkan Peninsula is a land of complex ethnic patterns and influences. This wedge-shaped
area of land includes Albania, Bulgaria, mainland Greece, and the European section
of Turkey, parts of Romania and most of the former Yugoslavia. Collectively, these
lands are known as the Balkans.
The name "Balkan"
means "mountain" in Turkish, and mountain ranges are the major topographical
feature of the peninsula. The population of this area is about 65 million. The
majority is Slavs, including Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Bulgars, and Macedonians.
The Greeks and Albanians are non-Slavic people.
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