List Of Countries' Positions In The Macedonia Naming Dispute

This article is a list of countries and international organizations based on their official position in the Macedonia naming dispute between Greece and the then-named Macedonia (now North Macedonia). The naming dispute was resolved in February 2019 after the signing of the Prespa Agreement.

Countries/entities that used "Republic of Macedonia" for bilateral purposes

According to statements of the Macedonian government, 134 foreign nations had recognized the country under the name of "Republic of Macedonia" as of January 2017. Some had used this name from the outset, others switched their stance after originally using the UN reference "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (notably the United States under George W. Bush's administration), while, less commonly, the opposite also had been observed (as in the case of Mexico, withdrawing its previous recognition).

The following list consists of some of the countries and entities that used the name "Republic of Macedonia"

Permanent members of the UN Security Council, except France:
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States formerly part of SFR Yugoslavia:

*Southeast European Times
'Although international organisations, including the EU and NATO, follow that principle, 117 countries in the world recognise the Balkan nation by its constitutional name. Bulgaria, the first country to recognise Macedonia as an independent state, all former Yugoslav republics, as well as...'
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* Although not a State in SFR Yugoslavia, Kosovo was a Province in Southern Serbia that is still very tense in territorial dispute.

Neighboring countries, except Greece and Albania:
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*Utrinski Vesnik newspaper
'Од реакциите во Грција деновиве станува јасно дека во тамошната јавност е созреано сознанието дека времето работеше за Македонија и дека не е шокантно само признавањето на името од страна на САД, туку и од стотина други земји што Атина, исто така, ги преспа изминатата деценија. Иако тој список се третира како строго доверлив во Македонија, грчките медиуми вчера го објавија, констатирајќи дека меѓу тие земји има и такви кои се добри пријатели на Грција. Притоа се спомнати Оман, Камбоџа, Лаос, Бангладеш, Бахреин, Катар, Таџикистан, Туркменистан, Ел Салвадор, Костарика, Судан, Руанда, Никарагва, Хондурас, Кувајт, Мозамбик, Танзанија, Џибути, Гвинеја, Непал, Конго, Тајван, Чад, Куба, Бурунди, Уганда, Кина, Хаити, Гватемала, Мексико, Маврициус, Ирак, Јамајка, Нигерија и Источен Тимор , не спомнувајќи дека и во ЕУ има една таква — Словенија.'
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Country and Regional Information: Macedonia
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"The Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation (hereinafter called the EFTA States) and the Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter called Macedonia)"
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Countries/entities that used "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" for all official purposes

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Countries/entities where naming was unclear

Conflicting or inconclusive reports on name usage or recognition:

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No reports on name usage or recognition

These countries/entities have no diplomatic relations with the state:
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States with limited recognition

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International organizations

The following international organizations had used the reference adopted by the UN – "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (or a variant thereof) in their official proceedings:

*United Nations At the UN Headquarters in New York, member states' flags are flown in alphabetical order of their English names; during the dispute, the republic's flag was sorted under "T" for "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
*European Union
*NATO with a footnote in all referring documents that Turkey recognizes the country as Macedonia
*International Monetary Fund
*OECD and DAC–OECD (Development Co-operation Directorate),
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*World Trade Organization
*International Olympic Committee
*International Paralympic Committee
*World Bank
*Council of Europe
*European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
*Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
*FIFA
*UEFA
*FIBA
*CERN
*EBU
*FIDE
*Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
*International Mathematics Olympiad
*Association of Tennis ProfessionalsTennis – ATP World Tour – Singles Rankings
ATP World Tour. Retrieved on 2010-08-14.

References

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Foreign relations of North Macedonia
Politics of North Macedonia
Macedonia