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Blank map of the Balkans
Outline map of the 10 countries of the Balkans, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review.
Map of the Balkans, labeled
Every country of the Balkans named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map.
The Balkans map worksheet
Name the 10 numbered countries from a word bank. Page two is the answer key.
Which countries are in the Balkans?
The Balkans take their name from the mountains of Bulgaria, and their borders from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. These sheets use the common modern definition: the former Yugoslav states, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania.
On these sheets that makes 10: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia.
Capitals
- Albania: Tirana
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo
- Bulgaria: Sofia
- Croatia: Zagreb
- Greece: Athens
- Montenegro: Podgorica
- North Macedonia: Skopje
- Romania: Bucharest
- Serbia: Belgrade
- Slovenia: Ljubljana
A simple plan for a lesson
- Hand out the blank map and ask what anyone already knows.
- Work through the labeled map together, region by region.
- Finish with the numbered worksheet, using the word bank, and mark it with page two.
Common questions
How many countries are in the Balkans?
10 on these sheets: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. The Balkans take their name from the mountains of Bulgaria, and their borders from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Are these printables really free?
Yes. Every sheet is a free PDF with no sign up and no email address. You may print and copy them for your own classroom, homeschool or family. Each one comes in US Letter and A4, and the worksheets carry their answer key on the last page.
How do I print them so nothing is cut off?
Download the PDF that matches your paper, US Letter or A4, and print at actual size or 100 percent. Every sheet keeps half an inch of margin on all sides, so ordinary home and school printers reach every line. The maps print well in black and white; anything with flags needs color.