The Balkans size comparison
466,877 km2 / 180,215 mile2
The Balkans, also known as the Balkan Peninsula, are a geographic area in southeastern Europe with various definitions and meanings, including geopolitical and historical. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria from the Serbian–Bulgarian border to the Black Sea coast. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish Straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined.
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The Balkans compared to Saved places
The Balkans compared to European countries
Austria is
0.18 times
as big as The Balkans
Bosnia and Herzegovina is
0.11 times
as big as The Balkans
Baltic States is
0.38 times
as big as The Balkans
Benelux Union is
0.16 times
as big as The Balkans
Bulgaria is
0.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Belarus is
0.44 times
as big as The Balkans
Czech Republic is
0.17 times
as big as The Balkans
Czechoslovakia is
0.27 times
as big as The Balkans
Germany is
0.76 times
as big as The Balkans
England is
0.28 times
as big as The Balkans
Spain is
1.08 times
as big as The Balkans
Finland is
0.72 times
as big as The Balkans
France is
1.18 times
as big as The Balkans
United Kingdom is
0.52 times
as big as The Balkans
Greece (mainland) is
0.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Croatia is
0.12 times
as big as The Balkans
Hungary is
0.20 times
as big as The Balkans
Iberian Peninsula is
1.25 times
as big as The Balkans
Republic of Ireland is
0.15 times
as big as The Balkans
Iceland is
0.22 times
as big as The Balkans
Italy is
0.65 times
as big as The Balkans
Lithuania is
0.14 times
as big as The Balkans
Latvia is
0.14 times
as big as The Balkans
Norway is
0.69 times
as big as The Balkans
Nordic countries is
2.78 times
as big as The Balkans
Poland is
0.67 times
as big as The Balkans
Portugal is
0.20 times
as big as The Balkans
Romania is
0.51 times
as big as The Balkans
Serbia is
0.19 times
as big as The Balkans
Scandinavian Peninsula is
1.61 times
as big as The Balkans
Scotland is
0.17 times
as big as The Balkans
Sweden is
0.96 times
as big as The Balkans
Slovakia is
0.11 times
as big as The Balkans
Ukraine is
1.29 times
as big as The Balkans
Ural Mountains is
1.07 times
as big as The Balkans
Yugoslavia is
0.55 times
as big as The Balkans
The Balkans compared to Asian countries
UAE (United Arab Emirates) is
0.18 times
as big as The Balkans
Afghanistan is
1.40 times
as big as The Balkans
Arabian peninsula is
6.93 times
as big as The Balkans
Azerbaijan is
0.19 times
as big as The Balkans
Bangladesh is
0.31 times
as big as The Balkans
Chukchi Peninsula is
0.11 times
as big as The Balkans
Georgia is
0.15 times
as big as The Balkans
Indonesia is
3.98 times
as big as The Balkans
India is
7.04 times
as big as The Balkans
Iraq is
0.94 times
as big as The Balkans
Iran is
3.49 times
as big as The Balkans
Jordan is
0.19 times
as big as The Balkans
Japan is
0.81 times
as big as The Balkans
Kamchatka Peninsula is
0.58 times
as big as The Balkans
Kenya is
1.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Kyrgyzstan is
0.43 times
as big as The Balkans
Cambodia is
0.39 times
as big as The Balkans
Korean peninsula is
0.47 times
as big as The Balkans
North Korea is
0.26 times
as big as The Balkans
South Korea is
0.21 times
as big as The Balkans
Kurdistan is
0.84 times
as big as The Balkans
Kazakhstan is
5.84 times
as big as The Balkans
Laos is
0.51 times
as big as The Balkans
Levant is
0.70 times
as big as The Balkans
Sri Lanka is
0.14 times
as big as The Balkans
Malay peninsula is
0.52 times
as big as The Balkans
Manchuria is
1.69 times
as big as The Balkans
Myanmar is
1.45 times
as big as The Balkans
Mongolia is
3.35 times
as big as The Balkans
Malaysia is
0.71 times
as big as The Balkans
Nepal is
0.32 times
as big as The Balkans
Oman is
0.66 times
as big as The Balkans
Papua New Guinea is
0.99 times
as big as The Balkans
Philippines is
0.64 times
as big as The Balkans
Pakistan is
1.71 times
as big as The Balkans
Saudi Arabia is
4.60 times
as big as The Balkans
Syria is
0.40 times
as big as The Balkans
Thailand is
1.10 times
as big as The Balkans
Tajikistan is
0.31 times
as big as The Balkans
Turkmenistan is
1.05 times
as big as The Balkans
Turkey is
1.68 times
as big as The Balkans
Uzbekistan is
0.96 times
as big as The Balkans
Vietnam is
0.71 times
as big as The Balkans
Yemen is
1.13 times
as big as The Balkans
The Balkans compared to African countries
Angola is
2.67 times
as big as The Balkans
Burkina Faso is
0.59 times
as big as The Balkans
Benin is
0.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Botswana is
1.25 times
as big as The Balkans
DR Congo is
5.02 times
as big as The Balkans
Central African Republic is
1.33 times
as big as The Balkans
Congo is
0.73 times
as big as The Balkans
Ivory Coast is
0.69 times
as big as The Balkans
Cameroon is
1.02 times
as big as The Balkans
Darfur (Sudan) is
1.06 times
as big as The Balkans
Algeria is
5.10 times
as big as The Balkans
Egypt is
2.15 times
as big as The Balkans
Western Sahara is
0.57 times
as big as The Balkans
Eritrea is
0.25 times
as big as The Balkans
Ethiopia is
2.37 times
as big as The Balkans
Gabon is
0.57 times
as big as The Balkans
Ghana is
0.51 times
as big as The Balkans
Guinea is
0.53 times
as big as The Balkans
Horn of Africa is
4.03 times
as big as The Balkans
Kalahari Desert is
1.93 times
as big as The Balkans
Liberia is
0.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Libya is
3.77 times
as big as The Balkans
Morocco is
0.96 times
as big as The Balkans
Madagascar is
1.26 times
as big as The Balkans
Mali is
2.66 times
as big as The Balkans
Mauritania is
2.20 times
as big as The Balkans
Malawi is
0.25 times
as big as The Balkans
Mozambique is
1.72 times
as big as The Balkans
Namibia is
1.77 times
as big as The Balkans
Niger is
2.71 times
as big as The Balkans
Nigeria is
1.98 times
as big as The Balkans
Nile Basin is
7.28 times
as big as The Balkans
Sahel is
6.54 times
as big as The Balkans
Sudan is
4.04 times
as big as The Balkans
Sierra Leone is
0.15 times
as big as The Balkans
Senegal is
0.42 times
as big as The Balkans
Somalia is
1.37 times
as big as The Balkans
Somaliland is
0.38 times
as big as The Balkans
South Sudan is
1.33 times
as big as The Balkans
Chad is
2.75 times
as big as The Balkans
Togo is
0.12 times
as big as The Balkans
Tunisia is
0.35 times
as big as The Balkans
Tanzania is
2.02 times
as big as The Balkans
Uganda is
0.52 times
as big as The Balkans
South Africa is
2.62 times
as big as The Balkans
Zambia is
1.61 times
as big as The Balkans
Zimbabwe is
0.84 times
as big as The Balkans
The Balkans compared to US States
California (US) is
0.91 times
as big as The Balkans
Texas (US) is
1.49 times
as big as The Balkans
Alaska (US) is
3.68 times
as big as The Balkans
Alabama (US) is
0.29 times
as big as The Balkans
Arkansas (US) is
0.29 times
as big as The Balkans
Arizona (US) is
0.63 times
as big as The Balkans
Colorado (US) is
0.58 times
as big as The Balkans
Florida (US) is
0.36 times
as big as The Balkans
Georgia (US) is
0.33 times
as big as The Balkans
Iowa (US) is
0.31 times
as big as The Balkans
Idaho (US) is
0.46 times
as big as The Balkans
Illinois (US) is
0.32 times
as big as The Balkans
Indiana (US) is
0.20 times
as big as The Balkans
Kansas (US) is
0.46 times
as big as The Balkans
Kentucky (US) is
0.22 times
as big as The Balkans
Louisiana (US) is
0.29 times
as big as The Balkans
Maine (US) is
0.20 times
as big as The Balkans
Michigan (US) is
0.32 times
as big as The Balkans
Minnesota (US) is
0.48 times
as big as The Balkans
Missouri (US) is
0.39 times
as big as The Balkans
Mississippi (US) is
0.27 times
as big as The Balkans
Montana (US) is
0.82 times
as big as The Balkans
North Carolina (US) is
0.30 times
as big as The Balkans
North Dakota (US) is
0.39 times
as big as The Balkans
Nebraska (US) is
0.43 times
as big as The Balkans
New Mexico (US) is
0.68 times
as big as The Balkans
Nevada (US) is
0.61 times
as big as The Balkans
New York State (US) is
0.30 times
as big as The Balkans
Ohio (US) is
0.25 times
as big as The Balkans
Oklahoma (US) is
0.39 times
as big as The Balkans
Oregon (US) is
0.55 times
as big as The Balkans
Pennsylvania (US) is
0.26 times
as big as The Balkans
South Carolina (US) is
0.18 times
as big as The Balkans
South Dakota (US) is
0.43 times
as big as The Balkans
Tennessee (US) is
0.23 times
as big as The Balkans
Utah (US) is
0.47 times
as big as The Balkans
Virginia (US) is
0.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Washington (US) is
0.40 times
as big as The Balkans
Wisconsin (US) is
0.36 times
as big as The Balkans
West Virginia (US) is
0.13 times
as big as The Balkans
Wyoming (US) is
0.55 times
as big as The Balkans
The Balkans compared to countries in the Americas
Argentina is
5.96 times
as big as The Balkans
Bolivia is
2.35 times
as big as The Balkans
Central America is
1.09 times
as big as The Balkans
Chile is
1.62 times
as big as The Balkans
Colombia is
2.45 times
as big as The Balkans
Corn Belt (US) is
5.35 times
as big as The Balkans
Costa Rica is
0.11 times
as big as The Balkans
Cuba is
0.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Dominican Republic is
0.10 times
as big as The Balkans
Ecuador is
0.55 times
as big as The Balkans
Guatemala is
0.23 times
as big as The Balkans
French Guiana is
0.18 times
as big as The Balkans
Guyana is
0.46 times
as big as The Balkans
Honduras is
0.24 times
as big as The Balkans
Republic of Lakotah is
0.43 times
as big as The Balkans
The Midwest (US) is
4.55 times
as big as The Balkans
Mississippi river basin is
6.39 times
as big as The Balkans
Mojave Desert is
0.27 times
as big as The Balkans
Mexico is
4.21 times
as big as The Balkans
New England is
0.40 times
as big as The Balkans
Nicaragua is
0.28 times
as big as The Balkans
Panama is
0.16 times
as big as The Balkans
The Pampas (South America) is
1.61 times
as big as The Balkans
Peru is
2.75 times
as big as The Balkans
Paraguay is
0.87 times
as big as The Balkans
Suriname is
0.35 times
as big as The Balkans
Uruguay is
0.38 times
as big as The Balkans
Venezuela is
1.95 times
as big as The Balkans
Yucatan Peninsula is
0.39 times
as big as The Balkans