Balkans

Balkan Peninsulae   [Peninsula Balcanică] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (in Aragonese)
Geografie
Location	Soothren & Central Europe
Heichest elevation	2,925 m (9,596 ft)
Heichest point	Musala
Admeenistration
Serbie
Lairgest settlement	Belgrade
Albanie
Lairgest settlement	Tirana
Bosnie an Herzegovinae
Lairgest settlement	Sarajevo
Bulgarie
Lairgest settlement	Sofia
Greece
Lairgest settlement	Athens
Kosovo
Lairgest settlement	Pristina
Macedonie
Largest settlement	Skopje
Montenegro
Lairgest settlement	Podgorica
Turkey
Lairgest settlement	Istanbul
Demografics
Demonym	Balkan
Population	about 60 mln

The Balkan Peninsulae, popularly referred tae as the Balkans, is a geografical an cultural region o Sootheast Europe. The region haes its name frae the Balkan Muntains that stretch frae the east o Bulgarie tae the vera east o Serbie.

The region is maistly inhabitit bi Slavic ethnic groups (Bulgaries, Macedonies, Serbs, Croats, Gorani, Montenegrins, Bosniaks, Bunjevci), bi Romanies an aw, Greeks, Turks, Albanies, an ither ethnic groups which present minorities in certaint kintras lik Romani fowk (Gypsies), Aromanies, Ashkali etc.^[1] The lairgest releegion on the Balkans is Orthodox Christianity, follaeed bi Catholic Christianity an Sunni Islam.^[2]

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