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| Adriatic Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Italy on the west and the Balkan Peninsula on the east. Some of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula that lie on the Adriatic Sea are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
a country in southeastern Europe that lies between the countries of Serbia and Croatia. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo. |
| Croatia |
a country that is bordered by the Adriatic Sea and by the countries of Slovenia, Hungary, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital of Croatia is Zagreb. |
| Montenegro |
a country on the Balkan Peninsula lying next to the Adriatic Sea and bordered by the countries of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. The capital of Montenegro is Podgorica. |
| Yugoslavia |
formerly, a country in southeastern Europe located south of Austria and Hungary. Yugoslavia existed as a country from 1918 until it began to break up toward the end of the twentieth century. Eventually, it split up into the independent countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia. Belgrade, which is now the capital of Serbia, was the capital of Yugoslavia. |
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