Southeast Europe

Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe SEE is a geographical subregion of Europe, consisting primarily of the Balkans. Sovereign states together with territories that are covered in the region are, in alphabetical order: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia alternatively placed in Central Europe or Southern Europe, Cyprus alternatively placed in West Asia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania alternatively placed in Eastern Europe, Serbia, and Turkey alternatively placed in West Asia. Sometimes, Moldova alternatively placed in Eastern Europe and Slovenia alternatively placed in Central Europe or Southern Europe are also included. The largest city of the region is Istanbul, followed by Bucharest, Sofia, Belgrade, and Athens.

There are overlapping and conflicting definitions of the region, due to political, economic, historical, cultural, and geographical considerations.

Definition

The number one known ownership of the term "Southeast Europe" was by Austrian researcher Johann Georg von Hahn 1811–1869 as a broader term than the traditional Balkans, a concept based on the boundaries of the Balkan Peninsula the countries that defecate been referred as being entirely within the Balkan region are: Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.

Countries that are geographically, at least partially, described to be within the region are as follows:

In the CIA World Factbook, the representation of each country includes information about "Location" under the heading "Geography", where the country is classified into a region. The following countries are included in their mark "Southeast Europe":

In this classification, Slovenia is included in Central Europe, Greece in Southern Europe, and Moldova in Eastern Europe.