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Status of Romania
editAccording to Encyclopedia Britannica, Romania is listed under the Balkans article as a Balkan state. Would it be incorrect to place Romania within the parentheses following the words “Balkan Peninsula”? Moreover, in the introductory paragraph of this Southern Europe page, Romania isn’t listed at all, yet it is listed in the subdivisions section. Epitome of Creativity (talk) 23:32, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
What is Encyclopedia Britannica and why should it be relevant? Less than 5% of Romania is Balkan, just the area under the Danube River known as Dobruja. This is not a reason to put Romania in southern Europe, because it's obviously Eastern Europe. Even the Balkans map don't include Romania as just a very small part under the Danube River is geographically Balkan, and even the Romanian part of Dobruja, which is SE Romania, is at the same latitude as Switzerland or Austria and I doubt anyone calls these countries southern Europe. Romania is Eastern Europe. --84.125.77.224 (talk) 09:10, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
- Southeast Europe and the Balkans aren't the exact same thing. Southeast Europe generally includes the Balkans and its surrounding areas. For example, DK's Reference World Atlas also includes Romania, Moldova, Vojvodina (Serbia), and Cyprus in Southeast Europe. Southeast Europe is sometimes considered a subregion of Southern Europe, therefore, there is nothing wrong to include Romania as a part of Southern Europe. Vic Park (talk) 06:20, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
The Balkan inclusion is questionable.
editI don't think anyone considers Turkey or the Balkans to be southern Europe. The Balkans and the Euro part of Turkey are there own category. Greece is the only Balkan country often grouped as part of Southern Europe due to historic ties with Italy and the Roman empire as well as racial categorization with immigration to North America. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.208.195.219 (talk) 10:53, 30 September 2024 (UTC)