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Balkan Countries
Chapter 7 Section 3
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Romania (1)
• Northeast edge of the Balkan Peninsula.• Winter are cold, snowy and foggy.• Summers are hot with a lot of rain.• The forested mountains and central plateau
contains deposits of coal, petroleum and natural gas.
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The Economy
• Economy: Farming, manufacturing and mining.• Romania’s economy has been held back by the
communist policies of the past.• Aging factories need to be updated, for the
economy to grow.
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Romanians
• History and culture were greatly influenced by the Romans.
• The language is closer to French, Italian and Spanish-all based on Latin-than it is to other eastern European languages.
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Bulgaria
• Mountainous with fertile valleys.• The coast lies along the Black Sea.• Economy: Relies on Agriculture and
manufacturing.• Farmers grow wheat, corn, sugar, and beets.• Tourism is growing as visitors visit the scenic
Black Sea area.
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Bulgaria’s Daily Life
• Most use the Cyrillic alphabet, created for the Slavic languages.
• Most are Eastern Orthodox Christians• About 13% are Muslims
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Former Yugoslav Republics (1)
• Slovenia• Croatia• Bosnia• Herzegovina• Serbia• Montenegro• Macedonia
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Former Yugoslav Republics (2)
• Wars erupted throughout the 1990s.• Tens of thousands died or were murdered.• Thousands became refugees.• Some of these countries practiced ethnic
cleansing.
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Refugees
• People who flee to another country to escape danger.
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Ethnic Cleansing.
• The policy of forcing people, of other ethnic groups, to leave their homes and move to another country.
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Slovenia
• Rugged mountains and fertile, densely populated, valleys.
• Peaceful and prosperous• High Standard of Living• Most are Roman Catholic
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Croatia
• Coast along the Adriatic Sea• Agriculture and Industry• War destroyed tourism industry• Latin alphabet• Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Very Mountainous• Poor• Sarajevo, the capitol, has look of an Asian city,
with such features as a market place and mosques( Muslim house of worship).
• The Dayton Peace Accords divide Bosnia into 2 regions
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Serbia and Montenegro
• Agriculture and Industry• Regions largest city is Belgrade• Montenegrins practice Orthodox faith• Serbs practices the Muslim Faith.
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Macedonia
• Mix of different ethnic groups
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Albania
• Slightly smaller than the state of Maryland• Mountainous• Very poor nation• Farming: corn, grapes, olives, beets and
wheat.• 70% are Muslim