what country is located in the balkan peninsula?
Lake Prespa Kosovo Republic of Macedonia Montenegro Macedonia Kingdom of Serbia Albania Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Small Prespa Lake Republic of Serbian Krajina Government in Exile
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 Historically , the region has presented markedly shifting borders across the Balkan peninsula . Geographically , no single definition of its borders or the names of its subdivisions is accepted by all scholars and ethnic groups . Demographically , it is mainly inhabited by four ethnic groups , three of which self @-@ identify as Macedonians : two , a Bulgarian and a Greek one at a regional level , while a third ethnic Macedonian one at a national level . Linguistically , the names and affiliations of languages and dialects spoken in the region are a source of controversy . Politically , the rights to the extent of the use of the name Macedonia and its derivatives has led to a diplomatic dispute between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia . Despite mediation of the United Nations , the dispute is still pending resolution since 1993 , but as a result it was admitted under the provisional reference of the " former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia " , sometimes abbreviated as FYROM . 

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 Macedonia ( as a current geographical term ) refers to a region of the Balkan peninsula in south @-@ eastern Europe , covering some 60 @,@ 000 or 70 @,@ 000 square kilometers . Although the region 's borders are not officially defined by any international organization or state , in some contexts , the territory appears to correspond to the basins of ( from west to east ) the Haliacmon ( Aliákmonas ) , Vardar / Axios and Struma / Strymónas rivers , and the plains around Thessaloniki and Serres . 

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 The name " Macedonia " is used in a number of competing or overlapping meanings to describe geographical , political and historical areas , languages and peoples in a part of south @-@ eastern Europe . It has been a major source of political controversy since the early 20th century . The situation is complicated because different ethnic groups use different terminology for the same entity , or the same terminology for different entities , with different political connotations . 

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 Bulgaria occupies a portion of the eastern Balkan peninsula , bordering five countries — Greece and Turkey to the south , Macedonia and Serbia to the west , and Romania to the north . The land borders have a total length of 1 @,@ 808 kilometres ( 1 @,@ 123 mi ) , and the coastline has a length of 354 kilometres ( 220 mi ) . Its total area of 110 @,@ 994 square kilometres ( 42 @,@ 855 sq mi ) ranks it as the world 's 105th @-@ largest country . Bulgaria 's geographic coordinates are 43 ° N 25 ° E. 

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 In the Mediterranean , a guerrilla war waged by Greek Cypriots ended in ( 1960 ) an independent Cyprus , with the UK retaining the military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia . The Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo were amicably granted independence from the UK in 1964 and became the country of Malta , though the idea had been raised in 1955 of integration with Britain . 
