Outline of North Macedonia

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North Macedonia is a landlocked sovereign country located on the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe.[1] North Macedonia is bordered by Serbia and Kosovo[a] to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east.

It was admitted to the United Nations in 1993 under the provisional reference the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia[2][3] commonly abbreviated to FYROM,[4][5] pending resolution of a naming dispute with Greece.[6] Many other international institutions and countries recognised the country under the same reference, although an overall majority of countries recognised it under its constitutional name.[7]

North Macedonia forms approximately 35.8% of the land and 40.9% of the population of the wider geographical region of Macedonia, as it was defined in the late 19th century. The capital is Skopje, with 506,926 inhabitants according to a 2002 census, and there are a number of smaller cities, notably Bitola, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, Ohrid, Veles, Štip, Kočani, Gostivar and Strumica. It has more than 50 natural and artificial lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 meters (6,550 ft).

The country is a member of the UN, NATO, and the Council of Europe and is also a member of La Francophonie, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Since December 2005 it is also a candidate for joining the European Union.

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  • Pronunciation:
  • Common English country name: North Macedonia
  • Official English country name: The Republic of North Macedonia
  • Common endonym(s): Severna Makedonija – Северна Македонија
  • Official endonym(s): Republika Severna Makedonija  – Република Северна Македонија
  • Adjectival(s): Macedonian
  • Demonym(s): Macedonian
  • Etymology: Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía, related to the ancient Greek word μακεδνός (Makednos)
  • ISO country codes: MK, MKD, 807
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MK
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .mk

Geography of North Macedonia[]

 Albania 191 km
 Kosovo 159 km
 Serbia 62 km
 Bulgaria 165 km
 Greece 262 km
  • Coastline: none

Environment of North Macedonia[]

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Natural geographic features of North Macedonia[]

Regions of North Macedonia[]

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Ecoregions of North Macedonia[]

Main articles: List of ecoregions in North Macedonia and

Administrative divisions of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Administrative divisions of North Macedonia
Municipalities of North Macedonia[]
Main article: Municipalities of North Macedonia
Statistical Regions of North Macedonia[]
Main article: Statistical regions of North Macedonia

Demography of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Demographics of North Macedonia

Government and politics of North Macedonia[]

Politics of North Macedonia

Branches of the government of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Government of North Macedonia

Executive branch of the government of North Macedonia[]

Legislative branch of the government of North Macedonia[]

Judicial branch of the government of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Court system of North Macedonia

Foreign relations of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Foreign relations of North Macedonia

International organization membership[]

North Macedonia is a member of:[1]

Law and order in North Macedonia[]

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Military of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Army of North Macedonia

Local government in North Macedonia[]

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History of North Macedonia[]

Main articles: History of North Macedonia, , and

Culture of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Culture of North Macedonia

Art in North Macedonia[]

Sports in North Macedonia[]

Main article: Sports in North Macedonia

Economy and infrastructure of North Macedonia[]

Main article: Economy of North Macedonia

Education in North Macedonia[]

Main article: Education in North Macedonia

See also[]

Main article: Republic of North Macedonia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "North Macedonia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 of April 7 and 845 of June 18 of 1993
  3. ^ "Note on Yugoslavia". Retrieved 2008-05-10. "By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993, the General Assembly decided to admit as a Member of the United Nations the State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that had arisen over its name."
  4. ^ Bonk, M. R., Carlton R. A. (editors) (1997), International Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary, 4th Edition, Detroit, New York, Toronto, London: Gale Research, LCCCN 85-642206, ISBN 0-8103-7437-4, ISSN 0743-0523, Volume 1, pg. 516 and Bonk, M. R (Project Editor) (2003), International Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary, 32nd Edition, USA: Gale-Thompson Group, Volume 1, pg. 1789, ISBN 0-7876-4109-X (Part 2 D-I only)
  5. ^ Alongside the official long-form reference, the "FYROM" acronym is frequently used by international organizations such as the UN, the EU, the OSCE, the EBU, the IMF, the World Bank, WTO and NATO (All NATO documents referring to "FYROM" have to be accompanied by a footnote text 'Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name')
  6. ^ United Nations Resolution 225 (1993)
  7. ^ See lists at Macedonia naming dispute
a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

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