|image caption=The Balkan states according to [[دانشنامه بریتانیکا]]{{سخ}}{{Color square|#121288}} The Balkan Peninsula using the [[دانوب]]–[[رود ساوا]]–[[سوچا (رود)]] border.{{سخ}}{{Color square|#ff7b4d}} Political communities that are usually included in the Balkans.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}{{سخ}}{{Color square|#ffbd59}} Political communities that are often included in the Balkans.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
|image alt=The Balkan region according to Prof R. J. Crampton
