North Macedonia

Republic of North Macedonia Република Северна Македонија  (Macedonian)
Flag National emblem
Anthem: Денес над Македонија  (Macedonian) (English: "Today over Macedonia")
Location of  North Macedonia  (green) on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Skopje 42°0′N 21°26′E / 42.000°N 21.433°E / 42.000; 21.433
Official languages	Macedonian[a] Albanian[b]
Official regional languages	Turkish[1] Romani Serbian Bosnian Aromanian
Ethnic groups (2002)	64.2% Macedonians[2] 25.2% Albanians 3.9% Turks 2.7% Romani 1.8% Serbs 0.8% Bosniaks 0.5% Aromanians (including Megleno-Romanians) 0.9% Torbesh
Religion (2011[3])	70.7% Christianity —69.6% Eastern Orthodoxy —0.4% Roman Catholicism —0.7% Other Christian 28.6% Islam 0.5% No religion 0.2% Other
Demonym(s)	Macedonian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
• Prime Minister	Hristijan Mickoski
• Chairman of the Assembly	Afrim Gashi
Legislature	Assembly
Independence  from Yugoslavia
• Independence referendum	8 September 1991
Area
• Total	25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) (145th)
• Water (%)	1.9
Population
• 2021 census	1,832,696 (preliminary results)[4][5][6]
• Density	80.1/km2 (207.5/sq mi) (122nd)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$33.822 billion[7]
• Per capita	$16,253[7]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$12.383 billion[7]
• Per capita	$6,143[7]
Gini (2019)	30.7[8] medium
HDI (2019)	0.774[9] high · 82nd
Currency	Macedonian denar (MKD)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+389
ISO 3166 code	MKD
Internet TLD	.mk .мкд

North Macedonia (Macedonian: Северна Македонија, romanized: Severna Makedonija; officially the Republic of North Macedonia),^[11][12] is a country located on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe.

It was part of Yugoslavia. North Macedonia is bordered by Serbia, Albania, Greece and Bulgaria. 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, Strumica, Debar and Kavadarci.

North Macedonia is a member of the United Nations and World Trade Organization (WTO). It joined NATO on 30 March 2020.^[13] Since December 2005, it is a candidate for joining the European Union.^[14]

The language spoken by the majority of the population is Macedonian. Albanian is also spoken by ethnic Albanians. The country's currency is the Macedonian denar (MKD).
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1. ↑ "Census final data" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference stat.gov.mk was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ "Strategies of symbolic nation-building in West Balkan states: intents and results (completed) - Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages". www.hf.uio.no. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
4. ↑ Simovski: Census has ended successfully, 1,832,696 people enumerated, results by end of March 2022. CIVIL.Today; October 1, 2021 Archived March 26, 2022, at the Wayback Machine.
5. ↑ Alice Taylor, North Macedonia’s Census Points to Significant Population Decrease. EXITnews; 2021/10/01/ Archived 2022-03-06 at the Wayback Machine.
6. ↑ Balkan Developments, Census in North Macedonia has been successful. Radio Bulgaria; 10/01/21 Archived 2022-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF. 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
8. ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income - EU-SILC survey". ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
9. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
10. ↑ "Св. Климент Охридски е патрон на македонскиот народ и неговата историја". dnevnik.mk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
11. ↑ "Macedonia officially changes its name to North Macedonia". TheGuardian.com. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
12. ↑ "FYROM is officially renamed North Macedonia | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
13. ↑ "Из-за коронавируса Северную Македонию приняли в НАТО без свидетелей. Новость в одном фото". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
14. ↑ "After Years Of Delay, North Macedonia, Albania Get OK To Begin EU Accession Talks". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-03-27.