Childrens Illustrated Encyclopedia

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the iron gates

the Danube, europe’s second longest river, flows

from germany to the Black sea. on the romanian-

serbian border the river is forced through a narrow

gorge, the iron gates. a power station has been built

here, which uses the water’s energy to make electricity.

Carpathian mountains

The Carpathians are a major mountain

system that extend 830 miles

(1,500 km) along the northern and

eastern side of the Danubian Plain.

They link the Alps with the Balkans.

Copsa miCa

at Copsa mica, romania,

a factory producing

carbon black, used in tire

manufacturing, belched

out clouds that covered

the town in grime.

although the factory

has since closed, the

huge environmental

damage caused by

industrialization

still remains.

serBian monastery

the serbian Church is an independent part of the

eastern orthodox Church, and is estimated to

have some six million followers. many of serbia’s

finest and most historic monasteries are located

in northern Kosovo, and are valued by

the serbian people.

Bulgaria

Area: 42,811 sq miles

(110,879 sq km)

Population: 7,187,000

Capital: sofia

Currency: lev

Kosovo

Area: 4,203 sq miles

(10,887 sq km)

Population: 1,871,000

Capital: pristinë

Currency: euro

maCeDonia

Area: 9,928 sq miles

(25,713 sq km)

Population: 2,096,000

Capital: skopje

Currency: macedonian denar

molDova

Area: 13,070 sq

miles (33,851 sq km)

Population: 3,547,000

Capital: Chis‚ina ̆u

Currency: moldovan leu

montenegro

Area: 5,333 sq

miles (13,812 sq km)

Population: 647,000

Capital: podgorica

Currency: euro

romania

Area: 92,043 sq

miles (238,391 sq km)

Population: 21,666,000

Capital: Bucharest

Currency: leu

serBia

Area: 29,913 sq miles

(77,474 sq km)

Population: 7,177,000

Capital: Belgrade

Currency: Dinar

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