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Republic of North Macedonia Република Северна Македонија Republika Severna Makedonija | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Anthem: Денес над Македонија Denes nad Makedonija Today over Macedonia | |
![Location of North Macedonia (green) on the European continent (dark grey) — [Legend]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Europe-Macedonia.svg/250px-Europe-Macedonia.svg.png) Location of North Macedonia (green) on the European continent (dark grey) — [Legend] | |
| Capital and largest city | Skopje |
| Official languages | Macedonian•Albanian[1][2] |
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Ethnic groups (2002) |
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| Demonym(s) | Macedonian |
| Government | Parliamentary republic |
• President | Stevo Pendarovski |
• Prime Minister | Zoran Zaev |
• Speaker of the Parliament | Talat Xhaferi |
| Legislature | Assembly |
| Independence from Yugoslavia | |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) (148th) |
• Water (%) | 1.9 |
| Population | |
• 2011[4] estimate | 2,058,539 (146th) |
• 2002 census | 2,022,547 |
• Density | 80.1/km2 (207.5/sq mi) (122nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $22.147 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $10,718[5] |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $10.198 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $4,935[5] |
Gini (2008) | 44.2[6] medium |
HDI (2011) |  0.728[7]high · 78th |
| Currency | Macedonian denar (MKD) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +389 |
| ISO 3166 code | MK |
| Internet TLD | .mk |
North Macedonia (Macedonian: Северна Македонија - Severna Makedonija) officially the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Северна Македонија - Republika Severna Makedonija Since 12 February 2019 officially North Macedonia[8][9]) is an independent state on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The country borders Serbia to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east. The country's currency is the Macedonian denar (MKD).
The capital and largest city is Skopje, with more than 500,000 residents. It has many smaller cities. Some important ones are Bitola, Prilep, Tetovo, Kumanovo, Ohrid, Veles, Stip, and Strumica.
North Macedonia is often called a land of lakes and mountains. There are more than 50 large lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2000 meters above sea level.
The country is a member of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Since December 2005, it is a candidate for joining the European Union. The Republic of North Macedonia is also a partner and candidate member of NATO but Greece blocked North Macedonia's entry into NATO until the name dispute between the two countries is solved.
The language spoken by the majority of the population is Macedonian. Albanian is also spoken by the Albanian minority (15%) living in the country. North Macedonia has two official languages, Macedonian and Albanian (since 2019).
Contents
1 History
2 Politics
3 Related pages
4 References
History |
What is now North Macedonia used to be a state called Socialist Republic of Macedonia in the southern part of the country of Yugoslavia. When that country broke up in 1991, North Macedonia became independent.
Over time the territory which today is the Republic of North Macedonia was ruled by many different states and former empire.
Greece and the Republic of North Macedonia were arguing over the name Macedonia. United Nations calls the Republic of North Macedonia, "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (FYROM) (Macedonian: Поранешна Југословенска Република Македонија - ПЈРМ - Poranešna Jugoslovenska Republika Makedonija -PJRM). The north and northeast part of Greece has been called Macedonia for ages and officially since 1912, just like the southeast county of England Kent has been called Kent for a long time. 'FYROM' is also used by the United Nations and NATO as well as many other international organisations. But, many countries now call the country 'Republic of Macedonia'. The United Kingdom, for example, uses Republic of Macedonia in the diplomatic list.[10]
On 17 June 2018, North Macedonia and Greece agreed to the Prespa agreement[11][12] which would see the country change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia. The government started completing the constitutional change needed to change the country's name, which was completed on 12 February 2019.
Politics |
North Macedonia is a democratic country with a parliament.
Related pages |
- List of rivers of North Macedonia
- Macedonia
- North Macedonia at the Olympics
- North Macedonia national football team
References |
↑ "The Macedonian language, written using its Cyrillic alphabet, is the official language in the Republic of Macedonia.", Article 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia
↑ "Languages Law passed in Parliament". macedoniaonline.eu. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.Using the Badenter principles, the Parliament had passed the use of languages law that will touch all ethnicities in Macedonia. The law doesn't allow for use of Albanian or any other minority language as a second official language on Macedonia's territory.
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↑ "Regional Languages of Macedonia". CIA World Factbook. 2002 census. Check date values in:|year=(help)
↑ Population from the State Statistical Office.
↑ 5.05.15.25.3 "Report for Selected Country". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
↑ "CIA – The World Factbook – Field Listing :: Distribution of family income – Gini index". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
↑ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/12/nato-flag-raised-ahead-of-north-macedonias-prospective-accession
↑ http://www.ekathimerini.com/237628/article/ekathimerini/news/fyrom-is-officially-renamed-north-macedonia
↑ "Foreign Embassies in the UK".
↑ "Greece and Macedonia sign agreement on name change,| Macedonia News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
↑ Kitsantonis, Niki (2018-06-17). "Macedonia and Greece Sign Historic Deal on Name Change". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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