The Balkans Information Collaborated By: Aaron Mara.
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The Balkans: Countries
Austria
Hungary
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Macedonia
Albania
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
The Balkans: Climate
Three Climates:Mediterranean
Dry summers and mild, rainy wintersSouthern California
Humid SubtropicalWarm to hot summers and
cool wintersLike the climate in the
southeastHumid Continental
Mild to warm summers and cold wintersLike our climate
The Balkans: Austria
Population: about 8 million people Climate: humid subtropical Religion: 74% Roman Catholics, 5%
Protestant, rest belong to different faiths Key Events:
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914, sparked the start of WWI
March 12th, 1938, Nazis invade during WWII
The Balkans: Hungary
Population: about 10 million people Climate: humid continental Religion: 54.5% Roman Catholic, 21%
reformed Protestant, 6% Lutheran, 18.5% other
Key Events: After WWI the countries size was cut by two-thirds Sided with the Germans during WWII
The Balkans: Slovenia
Population: about 2 million people
Climate: humid subtropical/humid continental
Religion: 82% Roman Catholic
Key Events: Became part of the former country of Yugoslavia
1945 Became an independent country in 1990
The Balkans: Croatia
Population: about 4.4 million people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/
mediterranean Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, 4% Christian, 1.5%
Muslim Key Events:
Was part of the first Yugoslavia Gained independence during WWII Joined the second Yugoslavia Croatia went through a civil war from 1991-1995
The Balkans: Bosnia & Herzegovina Population: 4.2 million people
Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean
Religion: Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant
Key Events: Great hostility broke out in the country after the
assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 Part of the old Yugoslavia Joined Germany during WWII Since the end of Yugoslavia, there has been constant civil
war within the country
The Balkans: Serbia
Population: about 10 million people
Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean
Religion: Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic, others
Key Events: Part of the Balkan Wars Serbian nationalist was the one responsible for the
assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which started WWI
Part of the old Yugoslavia
The Balkans: Montenegro
Population: about 600, 000 people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/
mediterranean Religion: Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic, others Key Events:
Part of the Balkan Wars Part of the Second Yugoslavia Just became a independent country on July 27th,
2006
The Balkans: Macedonia
Population: about 2 million people Climate: humid continental Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christian, Muslim,
Roman Catholic, Protestant Key Events:
Part of the former Yugoslavia A lot of tensions between Albania and Macedonia
over land in the Balkans
The Balkans: Albania
Population: about 3.5 million people
Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean
Religion: 70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic
Key Events: Declared independence shortly after the Balkan wars but
everything was about to collapsed at the beginning of WWI As a country, never sided with one side in WWII, but most of
the Albanians took side of the Germans
The Balkans: Romania
Population: about 22.5 million people
Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean
Religion: 87% Orthodox, 5% Roman Catholic, many others
Key Events: After WWI all the parts of Romania were unified under one
nation During WWII the countries land mass and population was cut
massively Was taken under the communist USSR
The Balkans: Bulgaria
Population: about 8 million peopleClimate: humid continental/ humid
subtropical/ mediterraneanReligion: Eastern Orthodox ChristianityKey Events:
Involved in both the Balkan Wars In WWII sided with Germany
The Balkans: Greece
Population: about 10.9 million people Climate: Mediterranean Religion: Orthodox Christian Key Events:
During WWI, Greece stayed neutral but with much difficulty internally
Germany invaded in 1941, which caused a civil war that lasted until 1949
The Balkans: Sources
http://www.austria.info/xxl/_site/us/_area/416153/home.html
http://www.gotohungary.com/main.php?folderID=1073
http://www.slovenia.info/ http://www.croatia.hr/ http://www.bulgariatravel.org/eng/index.php http://www.greeka.com/greece-twentieth-century.htm
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