The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a
region of southeastern
Europe. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km² and an approximate population of 55 million people. The archaic
Greek name for the Balkan Peninsula is the Peninsula of
Haemus (Χερσόνησος του Αίμου, Chersónisos tou Aímou). The region takes its name from the
Balkan Mountains which run through the centre of
Bulgaria into eastern
Serbia.
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