Country

North Macedonia

Southern Europe

North Macedonia is a landlocked country in the Balkans occupying roughly the northern third of the broader geographical region of Macedonia, bordered by Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest, and Serbia to the north. It declared independence from Yugoslavia on 8 September 1991 and adopted its current name under the 2018 Prespa Agreement, effective 12 February 2019. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Skopje. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Skopje 2

Population

1,836,713 2

2021 census figure, from North Macedonia's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2021 2

Area (sq km)

25,436 2

Independence or Founding Year

1991 2

North Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia on 8 September 1991. It was renamed from the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia effective 12 February 2019 under the 2018 Prespa Agreement, resolving a long-standing naming dispute with Greece.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

North Macedonia

Connections

Associated With

Kosovo

Kosovo is bordered by North Macedonia to the southeast.

Source Kosovo (Wikipedia)

Lake Ohrid

Lake Prespa

The Balkans

Has Capital

Skopje

Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia.

Source Skopje (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Milcho Manchevski

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Origin Of

Before the Rain

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Vlachs

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Source Wikipedia: VlachsIntroduction, paragraph 2, location clause

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who live south of the Danube, in Albania, Bulgaria, northern Greece, North Macedonia and eastern Serbia

Site Of

Vila Biljana

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Source Vila Biljana (Wikipedia)

National Bank of North Macedonia

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Found There

Stone Town of Kuklica

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Macedonian Sign Language

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Constitution of North Macedonia

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of North Macedonia

Law of North Macedonia

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

Supreme Court of North Macedonia

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Source World Factbook archive, North Macedonia profileGovernment, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in North Macedonia

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Supreme Court (consists of 22 judges)

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