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 The Balkan
Wars, 1912-1913 were a series of
campaigns launched by Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece
and Montenegro, as allies, against the Ottoman
Empire in 1912 and 1913, followed by a brief
struggle that followed between the former allies
in the summer of 1913. |
 Republic
of Bulgaria: Facts and Figures Area
42,823 sq mi. Population 7,148,785. Capital
Sofia. Independence Achieved from the Ottoman
Empire September 22, 1908. |
 Carol I
Prince Karl Eitel Friedrich was
elected Prince of Romania in 1866, and served in
that capacity until Romania gained its
independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1881, at
which time he was crowned King Carol I. Although
he did not speak the language and was initially
unfamiliar with the customs of his people, he
enjoyed immense popularity. |
 Republic
of Albania: Facts and Figures Area:
11,100 sq mi. Population: 3,619,778. Capital:
Tiranė. Independence Achieved from the Ottoman
Empire: November 28, 1912. |
 Republic
of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Facts and Figures
Local Name: Republika Bosna i Hercegovina. Area:
19,741 sq mi. Population: 4,613,414. Capital:
Sarajevo. Independence Achieved from Yugoslavia:
March 1, 1992. |
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