Southeast Europe

Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe SEE is the geographical subregion of Europe, consisting primarily of a Balkans. Sovereign states and territories that are forwarded 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 first 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 name been spoke 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 description of regarded and identified separately. country includes information approximately "Location" under the heading "Geography", where the country is classified into a region. The coming after or as a result of. countries are included in their line "Southeast Europe":

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