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Baltics... or Balkans

For each statement, guess whether it applies to the Baltic countries, the Balkan countries or both.
Greece is counted as a Balkan nation for the purposes of this quiz
Quiz by ShadowB
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Last updated: March 11, 2024
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First submittedMarch 7, 2024
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1. Has a higher population
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
The Baltics have around 6 million people; Balkans have well above 60 million
2. Consists mostly of Slavic countries
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
3. Has over a million people who natively speak an Uralic language
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
There are just about a million Hungarian speakers in Romania. The number of Estonian speakers barely scrapes the threshold as well.
4. Has hosted an Olympic event
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo; The Sailing events for the 1980 Olympics were held in Estonia.
5. Has a higher GDP per capita
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
6. Has a mountain
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
Highest peak in the Baltics doesn't qualify as a mountain as it's less than 300 meters above the surrounding land.
7. Has held land in the Caribbean
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
Curonia (now Latvia) had a colony on the island of Tobago from 1654 to 1659.
8. Has a country that has legalised same-sex marriage
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
Both Estonia and Greece legalised it in 2024
9. Has a larger lake
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
10. Was controlled by a communist state at one point
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
11. Last place to be Christianized
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Last crusades into Lithuania ended in the later half of the 14th century.
12. Borders the Adriatic sea
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
13. Had a country join NATO first
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Greece joined NATO in 1952.
14. Has high-speed rail
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
There are a few kilometres of high-speed rail in Serbia
15. Known for fossilized tree resin
Baltics ✓
Balkans ✓
Both ✓
Amber was commonly gathered in the Baltics and sold to Western Europe
ShadowB
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Level 59
Mar 7, 2024
Do note that I might be wrong about the Uralic language answer. According to my research efforts there are only about 910k people in Estonia who speak Estonian - it is my assumption that the number of Finnish speakers in the region balance out the missing bit (among the likely Estonian diaspora in Latvia and Lithuania).
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