-Hungary

Currency: Hungarian Forint

Population: 10.1 M (dense on/near the capital)
Size: 93,026 km sq
Climate: Continental
Best months to visit:spring and fall — May-June and September-early
October
Language: Hungarian
Capital: Budapest

Famous:

Landmark
Hungarian Parliament Building
Lake Balaton

People
Harry Houdini
Ernő Rubik

Foods
Goulash- soup or stew of meat and vegetable
Chicken Paprikash- chicken coated in sour cream; heavy on the paprika

-Croatia
Currency: Euro
Population: 4.02 M (In Zagreb and coastlines)
Size: 56,594 km sq
Climate: Mediterranean climate (hot summer, cold winter)
Best months to visit: May-June and September-October
Language: Croatian
Capital: Zagreb

Famous:

Landmark
Diocletian's Palaca: A UNESCO site of a Roman ruin
Odysseus cave: on the coast of the island of Mljet

People
Nikola Tesla: Croatian descent
Rade Šerbedžija: actor, director, musician

Foods
Pašticada: beef in a fragrant sweet and sour sauce
Rozata: sweet pudding similar to flan

-Slovenia
Currency: Euro
 Population: 2.1 M ( Ljubljana the capital)
Size: 20,273 km²
Climate: Sub-mediterranean (12 C) and continental (8-1 C)
Best months to visit: Spring and Summer - June-October (more tourism activities in
June-August)
Language: Slovenian
Capital: Ljubljana

Famous:

Landmark
Lake Bled and Castle

People
Slavoj Žižek - philosopher, cultural theorist
Luka Dončić - Spent childhood in Slovania; now basketball player

Foods
Štruklji - dough with various filling; can be steamed, boiled or baked
Kranjska klobasa - a sausage similan to "Polish sausage"

-Bosnia and Herzegovina

Currency: Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark
Population: 3.2 M (Mostly in capital Sarajevo)
Size: 51,209 km sq
Climate: Continental N, Alpine Mountains, Mediterranian in coasts of Herzegovina
region
Best months to visit: June-September
Language: Bosnian;; Croatian, Serbian
Capital: Sarajevo

Famous:

Landmark:
Mostar Bridge (crosses Neretva river) and Town

People:
Branko Djuric - comedian, actor, comedian, musician. Now lives in Ljubljana

Foods:
Ćevapi- grilled dish of minced meat
Begova Corba- slow-cooked chicken and vegetables

-Slovakia
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-Romania:
Currency - Leu
Population - 20.06 m
Size - 238,397 km²
Climate - Temperate-Continental
Best months to visit - April to October
Language - Romanian
Capital - Bukarest

Famous landmarks
- Bran castle: famous for being inspiration for Bram Stoker's Bracula

People
- Vlad dracula
- (tate brothers)

Foods
- Mici - Grilled minced meat rolls
- Sarmale - Cabbage rolls

-Bulgaria:
Population - 6.7 M
Size - 110, 994 km²
Climate - Continental N, Mediterranean S
Best times to visit - June to Sep, Dec to March for ski resorts
Language - Bulgarian
Capital - Sofia: also largest city

Famous landmarks
-Alexander Nevesky Cathedral - Most famous orthodox cathedral known for his
(alexander's) military success

Famous people
- John Atanasoff - has bulgarian descent; inventor of first electronic computer