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Countries with Territory in the Balkans

Can you name all the countries that have territory on the Balkan Peninsula?
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KoljiVriVoda
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First submittedJune 17, 2017
Times taken88,299
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Country
100%
Kosovo
100%
North Macedonia
>99%
Albania
>99%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
>99%
Bulgaria
>99%
Montenegro
80%
Greece
65%
Serbia
54%
Croatia
50%
Slovenia
5%
Romania
3%
Turkey
0.1%
Italy
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89 Comments
SundarIsaacs
+4
Level 58
Jun 17, 2017
Suggestion - initially keep more time, I'm not a nerd but am interested, later perhaps you can reduce time. Stupid suggestion?!
DasCreamy109
+6
Level 46
Jun 17, 2017
I think I get what you are saying, and therefore I think I agree...
KoljiVriVoda
+37
Level 81
Jun 17, 2017
I can understand that a lot of people here are not the geo nerds, but in like three minutes most of people can type the all European countries. I am trying to avoid such situations.
GeoPhilia
+10
Level 57
Feb 28, 2020
@KoljiVriVoda, I will never forget this quiz as it is the quiz which helped me reach 1000 points. Thanks a lot.
EmperorKaiser
+1
Level 36
Nov 26, 2025
Same here, also got my 1000 point on this one
KoljiVriVoda
+5
Level 81
Feb 28, 2020
You are welcome :)
AJS
+5
Level 81
Jun 23, 2017
Why Italy? Does it own a coastal island?
QRU
+52
Level 77
Jun 23, 2017
Trieste may be the culprit.
KoljiVriVoda
+16
Level 81
Jun 23, 2017
It is :)
Djilas
+2
Level 86
Jun 25, 2017
Or just Muggia, depending on definition, though this quiz seems to take river borders into account.
Jerry928
+7
Level 76
Jul 24, 2017
Hi from <99%
KoljiVriVoda
+10
Level 81
Jul 24, 2017
Hi from 65% :)
LeoKovac
+4
Level 65
May 6, 2020
hi from 54%
HendogJP
+11
Level 62
Nov 3, 2020
Hi from 0% :)
ProfessorTaco567
+2
Level 46
Oct 3, 2022
Hello, also from 0%.
SiloTheatrix
+2
Level 51
Jan 17, 2023
Here, from -100%
Quizbyquiz
+2
Level 43
Jan 19, 2023
Hi from 0% :)
tavus
+4
Level 19
Aug 1, 2017
hi, from 3%

0:35 left :)

kate555
+4
Level 50
Jun 7, 2018
Hi from 50% ;)
KoljiVriVoda
+5
Level 81
Jun 7, 2018
Pozdrav za Sloveniju :)
Fuse
+5
Level 80
Jan 13, 2020
Hello from 0% (UK)
AyBrains
+3
Level 36
May 7, 2020
Hi from 0% (Oh wow, someone beat me to it)
beqirn
+1
Level 27
Mar 27, 2021
hi from 100% and 99% albania kosovo is one
KoljiVriVoda
+9
Level 81
Mar 27, 2021
No it is not.
dragunovsich
+1
Level 44
Jan 15, 2023
kosovo is kosovo
manolakispopotas
+2
Level 35
May 13, 2022
hi from 80%
YiannisGr511
+1
Level 45
Nov 14, 2023
Hi from 80% :-D
AndrePinuz04
+1
Level 36
Jan 9, 2026
hi from 0.1
Chunkydonkey
+4
Level 59
Jul 24, 2017
Hi, Could somebody help me understand these strange percentages?

Where's the 0.x% of Bosnia or Albania not being part of the Balkan peninsula?

kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jul 24, 2017
Islands maybe?
KoljiVriVoda
+8
Level 81
Jul 24, 2017
Yes.
Quizzerer
+2
Level 50
Sep 7, 2021
Bosnia doesn't have any islands
FernandoMartinez
+1
Level 53
Apr 16, 2026
It does, according to Google Maps and Wikipedia islands named Veliki and Mali Skolj just off the coast belong to Bosnia.

Though they are both disputed between Croatia and Bosnia, officially they belong to Bosnia through agreement reached in 1999 which Croatia didn't ratify.

Andreick2000
+3
Level 64
Jan 15, 2023
Croatia be bullying Bosnia fr
qwertyuio
+4
Level 20
Jul 24, 2017
where's moldova and ukraine. There should be couple of per cents.
KoljiVriVoda
+3
Level 81
Jul 24, 2017
Only territories southern of Danube can be considered as Balkan. And Moldova and Ukraine are at the northern shore.
AntiMatter8192
+19
Level 78
Apr 7, 2020
But Africa, South and Central America, Middle East, South Asia and Oceania are all south of the Danube!
Difluzi
+6
Level 82
May 6, 2020
^ Cyprus too :P
BotswanaEmperor
+2
Level 72
May 6, 2020
And Antarctica
stubblyhead
+2
Level 74
May 6, 2020
They said only territories south of the Danube can be considered part of the Balkan peninsula, not must be.
EvaR
+2
Level 67
Aug 7, 2017
Than Hungray should be there too
KoljiVriVoda
+3
Level 81
Aug 7, 2017
Read comments down.
TheGreatDuck
+1
Level 58
May 6, 2020
Yeah...I always thought of the Balkans' land border to essentialy be the northern borders of post-WW2 Yugoslavia and interwar greater Romania
CaptainHumanLogic
+2
Level 39
Jul 24, 2017
Only forgot Greece. I hate it when I get only near perfect scores by just one or two.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Jul 24, 2017
Finally got them all. But went untimed.
ChipOtley
+2
Level 72
Jul 24, 2017
Curious about Hungary - the quoted source includes it?
KoljiVriVoda
+6
Level 81
Jul 24, 2017
Besides surrounding seas, natural borders of Balkan Peninsula are two rivers, Danube and Sava.
ChipOtley
+2
Level 72
Jul 25, 2017
Thanks - the Wikipedia article uses this same definition and then lists Hungary as "partially in Balkans". I can see it's not that close!
KoljiVriVoda
+3
Level 81
Jul 26, 2017
You are welcome :)
90minutes
+1
Level 53
Jul 24, 2017
Tour de France done ! Try to find all the winners here !
abracadabrant
+5
Level 54
Jan 15, 2023
no
IPS
+2
Level 69
Jan 26, 2019
Italian, nearly missed Italy.
AyBrains
+7
Level 36
May 7, 2020
Trieste is like a pair of keys you lose and you realize they've been in your pocket the whole time
comjag
+1
Level 92
Mar 21, 2019
Can you do the percentages to show how much of the Balkan peninsula each country makes up please.
RKS
+3
Level 67
Aug 13, 2019
If I'd tell some of my Serbian friends that Bulgaria and Romania are technically balkan they wouldn't be amused.
KoljiVriVoda
+6
Level 81
Aug 13, 2019
Why?
MarcellDAvis
+5
Level 80
Oct 7, 2021
In the balkans they all hate each other, or at least many groups there argue they're supposed to be natural enemies. Like Bulgarians and Serbs! Or Croatians and Scots! Or Albanians and Serbs! Or Serbs and other Serbs ! Damn Serbs! They ruined Yugoslavia!
VinMaps
+2
Level 77
Feb 7, 2022
Hahaha. I got the reference.
callofduty45
+1
Level 58
Jan 30, 2020
also from a 99% country ;)
NTND
+11
Level 45
May 6, 2020
The Balkans: Europe's most dysfunctional family.

Geography Now.

BotswanaEmperor
+3
Level 72
May 6, 2020
Where everyone hates each other, but they LOATHE Turkey.
NaziCyborg
+1
Level 45
Jan 15, 2023
But United to kick Bulgar
Raz07
+3
Level 57
May 6, 2020
Mistake in the description
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 6, 2020
Fixed, thank you.
Xen0n
+1
Level 31
May 6, 2020
I like the quiz, but these percentages seem pretty silly and arbitrary. How can you try and accuratly define in numbers such a loose concept as what 'the balkans' is
mnsmr
+1
Level 65
Apr 2, 2026
by using a strict definition
FaroPor
+1
Level 60
Jan 17, 2021
How is only 80% of Greece in the Balkans?
Ender
+1
Level 30
Jan 1, 2022
I swear I typed Bosnia
RussiaIsChunk
+2
Level 45
Apr 28, 2022
I don't get the percent parts. Like, how is Greece only 80%? How is 65% of Serbia? It doesn't really make sense, but I'm not sure.
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
May 9, 2022
Part of Serbia is too far north I believe and Greece is only 80% because of its islands.
tom1riddle1
+1
Level 37
Sep 23, 2022
Can someone please explain why such a small percentage of Croatia is considered part of it? I know it's got islands but not THAT many
KoljiVriVoda
+3
Level 81
Sep 26, 2022
It is not about islands. Northern parts, Slavonia and other are not in the Balkans. North from the Sava river.
ShievaAndGolly
+2
Level 60
Oct 31, 2022
I'm surprised Thailand isn't here, they like to show up in random quizzes
CubeFromBlender
+2
Level 50
Jan 15, 2023
ok, uh, last time i saw the map of balkan peninsula slovenia and italy were 0% in the balkan peninsula
NaziCyborg
+3
Level 45
Jan 15, 2023
Triest is in Balkan
MarcellDAvis
+4
Level 80
Jan 15, 2023
Where is Balkan? Asks Slavoj Zizek. Hilarity ensues.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r_5Slnkzekc

AlexThirkell
+2
Level 74
Jan 15, 2023
Belgium is definitely Balkan these days.
MarcellDAvis
+2
Level 80
Jan 16, 2023
Always has been
ZZZvvvZZZ
+2
Level 27
Jan 16, 2023
Kosovo is not a country
Azerk
+7
Level 64
Jan 16, 2023
Is this the hill you want to die on?
Eli1109
+1
Level 44
Jan 17, 2023
its counted in the jetpunk list of countries so quizzes have it as a country, same as taiwan
sulfuratus
+1
Level 71
Jan 19, 2023
For some countries in this quiz, the area percentage doesn't match what your source says. For Greece and Serbia it's just a few percentage points, but Croatia and especially Slovenia are off by quite a lot. Granted, for Slovenia there's a [citation needed] tag on Wikipedia, but 24% seems a lot more likely than 50%.
hitrea
+1
Level 27
Apr 8, 2024
almost forgot italy!
TJLM
+1
Level 48
Nov 13, 2025
I was so focused on the obscurer countries that I just forgot Serbia and Bulgaria.
eurotec
+1
Level 56
Dec 10, 2025
I'm from the 3%! Great quiz.
40phineasandferb
+1
Level 21
Jan 7, 2026
Well, Ukraine is in the balkans, aka be safe from russia
40phineasandferb
+1
Level 21
Jan 7, 2026
Hungary is in the balkans, aka gets protected from slovakia
40phineasandferb
+1
Level 21
Jan 7, 2026
cyprus and italy are in the balkans, aka italy to be protected from france, its worst enemy, aka cyprus is not in asia and proof is greek
BMull28
+1
Level 55
Feb 27, 2026
Purely geometrically, surely the peninsula should be anything south of a rough straight line from Trieste to Odesa? It seems strange that the Balkans does not include any territory in either Romania or Ukraine when they definitely 'stick out' South of the main landmass
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