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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North Macedonia: North Macedonia is a

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located on the

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in Southern Europe. North Macedonia is bordered by Serbia and Kosovo to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east. 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 Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki ...

, Kumanovo, Prilep,

Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

, Ohrid, Veles, Štip, Kočani,

Gostivar Gostivar ( mk, Гостивар , Albanian and Turkish: ''Gostivar''), is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also ...

and

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

. It has more than 50 natural and artificial lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 meters (6,550 ft).

General reference

* 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 A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s): Macedonian * Etymology: el, Μακεδονία, ', related to the ancient Greek word μακεδνός ('')'' * ISO country codes: MK, MKD, 807 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MK * Internet country code top-level domain:

.mk .mk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Republic of North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Sout ...

Geography of North Macedonia

* North Macedonia is: a country * Location: **

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

*** Eurasia **** Europe ***** Southern Europe ****** Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") ** Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (

UTC+02 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...

) ** Extreme points of North Macedonia *** High: Mount Korab (''Golem Korab'') *** Low: Vardar ** Land boundaries: 839 km :: 191 km :: 159 km :: 62 km :: 165 km :: 262 km :* Coastline: ''none'' *

Population of North Macedonia Demographic features of the population of North Macedonia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The latest population census ...

: * Area of North Macedonia: * Atlas of North Macedonia

Environment of North Macedonia

Satellite image of Macedonia in December 2002

* Climate of North Macedonia * Environmental issues in North Macedonia * Renewable energy in North Macedonia *

Geology of North Macedonia The geology of North Macedonia includes the study of rocks dating to the Precambrian and a wide array of volcanic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks formed in the last 539 million years. Stratigraphy, tectonics and geological history Geolog ...

Protected areas of North Macedonia Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although ...

** Biosphere reserves in North Macedonia **

National parks of North Macedonia National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

Wildlife of North Macedonia Over 22,500 species of wildlife have been recorded in North Macedonia. Over 10,000 of these are insects, which include 3,000 beetle species and large numbers of Lepidoptera, flies, and Hymenoptera. Aside from insects, other large arthropod grou ...

Flora of North Macedonia The flora of the Republic of North Macedonia is represented with around 210 families, 920 genera, and around 3,700 plant species. The most abundant group are the flowering plants with around 3,200 species, which is followed by mosses (350 species) ...

Fauna of North Macedonia The fauna of North Macedonia has a complex Zoogeography, zoogeographical structure. It contains faunal elements of different origins and is characterized by a high degree of Relict (biology), relict and Endemism, endemic forms. Taxonomic diversity ...

*** Birds of North Macedonia *** Mammals of North Macedonia

Natural geographic features of North Macedonia

Mountains of North Macedonia A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

List of World Heritage sites in North Macedonia The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Following the ...

Regions of North Macedonia

Ecoregions of North Macedonia

Administrative divisions of North Macedonia

* Municipalities of North Macedonia ** Statistical regions of North Macedonia

= Municipalities of North Macedonia

= *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of North Macedonia: Skopje *

List of cities in North Macedonia This is a list of cities and towns in North Macedonia. There are 34 cities and towns in North Macedonia. In Macedonian language, Macedonian, every city or town, regardless of size, is called ''grad'' (''град'', Plural, pl. ''gradovi'', ''гр� ...

= Statistical Regions of North Macedonia

Demography of North Macedonia

Government and politics of North Macedonia

Politics of North Macedonia Politics in North Macedonia occur within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Le ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: *

of North Macedonia: Skopje *

Elections in North Macedonia North Macedonia elects on the national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia (''Sobranie'') has 120-123 members, elec ...

List of political parties in North Macedonia North Macedonia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties which must work with each other to form coalition governments. Parties in the Parliament Extra-parliamentary parties Macedonian: *YOURS Political Party (''ТВОЈА партија' ...

Branches of the government of North Macedonia

Executive branch of the government of North Macedonia

* Head of state:

President of North Macedonia The President of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Претседател на Република Северна Македонија; sq, Presidenti i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut) is the head of state of North Macedonia. The off ...

, * Head of government: Prime Minister of North Macedonia, *

Cabinet of North Macedonia Politics in North Macedonia occur within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government ...

Legislative branch of the government of North Macedonia

* Parliament:

Assembly of North Macedonia The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Собрание на Република Северна Македонија, sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut), or the Sobranie ( mk, Собрание, "Assembly"), is t ...

( unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of North Macedonia

* Supreme Court of North Macedonia

Foreign relations of North Macedonia

* Diplomatic missions in North Macedonia *

Diplomatic missions of North Macedonia This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Macedonia, excluding honorary consulates. Africa * ** Cairo (Embassy) Americas * ** Brasília (Embassy) * ** Ottawa (Embassy) ** Toronto (Consulate General) * ** Washington, D.C. (Embassy) ** Chica ...

Greece–North Macedonia relations Greece–North Macedonia relations refers to the bilateral relations between Greece and North Macedonia. Greece has an embassy in Skopje, and a Consulate General in Bitola. Similarly, North Macedonia maintains an embassy in Athens, and a consulate ...

International organization membership

North Macedonia is a member of: * Bank for International Settlements (BIS) *

Central European Initiative The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a forum of regional cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, counting 18 member states. It was formed in Budapest in 1989. The body was developed on the basis of earlier experiences with The Alps-Adriatic ...

(CEI) *

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

(CE) * Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) *

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...

(EBRD) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) * North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) *'' Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' (OIF) *

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

(OSCE) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) * Partnership for Peace (PFP) * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *

Southeast European Cooperative Initiative The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) is a multilateral regional initiative that has been initiated by the European Union, the United States of America and the countries of Southeast Europe within the framework of the Organization ...

(SECI) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Confederation of Labour (WCL) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) * World Trade Organization (WTO) *

World Veterans Federation The World Veterans Federation (WVF) is the world's largest international veteran organisation. The federation consists of 172 veterans organizations from 121 countries representing some 60 million veterans worldwide. It is a humanitarian organisa ...

Law and order in North Macedonia

Constitution of North Macedonia The Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia is a codified constitution outlining North Macedonia's system of government and basic human rights. It was adopted in the Parliament of the then-Republic of Macedonia on 17 November 1991. In 20 ...

Crime in North Macedonia In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

Human rights in North Macedonia North Macedonia is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights and the U.N. Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Convention against Torture, and the Constitution of North Macedonia guarantees basic human rights to ...

LGBT rights in North Macedonia Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in North Macedonia face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity have been legal in North Macedonia since 1996, but sa ...

** Freedom of religion in North Macedonia * Law enforcement in North Macedonia *

Nationality law of North Macedonia The Nationality law of North Macedonia is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia (article 4) of 1991 and the Law on Citizenship of the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Закон за државјанството ...

North Macedonian passport North Macedonian passports are issued to citizens of North Macedonia for the purpose of international travel. Responsibility for their issuance lies with the Ministry of the Interior. The validity of the passport is 5 years for persons 4 to 27 ye ...

Identity card of North Macedonia The Identity card of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Лична карта) is a compulsory identity document issued in North Macedonia. The document is issued by the police on behalf of the Ministry of Interior. History Before 1912, when the are ...

Military of North Macedonia

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defense of North Macedonia *** Minister of Defense (North Macedonia) * Forces ** Army of North Macedonia **

Macedonian Lake Patrol Police The Macedonian Lake Police ( mk, Македонска езерска полиција) is a part of the border police of North Macedonia, operating in Ohrid and Prespa lake. The police has over 200 members and is mostly active in Ohrid. See also ...

** North Macedonia Air Force ** Special forces of North Macedonia * Military history of North Macedonia *

Military ranks of North Macedonia The Military ranks of North Macedonia are the ranks used by the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia. The ranks are divided into four main groups, depending on the position and function: Generals, Officer (armed forces), officers, non-commission ...

Local government in North Macedonia

History of North Macedonia

* Military history of North Macedonia

Culture of North Macedonia

Architecture of North Macedonia The groups of people who have settled or controlled the territory of modern-day North Macedonia have influenced the country in many ways, one of the most visible being architecture. These groups of people include the Paionians, Illyrians, Anc ...

Cuisine of North Macedonia Macedonian cuisine ( mk, Македонска кујна, Makedonska kujna) is the traditional cuisine of North Macedonia. It is influenced by Balkan cuisine, Balkan cuisines. The relatively warm climate of the country provides excellent growth ...

List of festivals in North Macedonia Festivals in North Macedonia include: By type Film *Manaki Brothers Film Festival Music *Balkan Music Square Festival, a music festival *International Children's Music Festival "Asterisks", an international children’s festival *Ohrid Summer F ...

Languages of North Macedonia The official language of North Macedonia is Macedonian, while Albanian has co-official status. Macedonian is spoken by roughly two-thirds of the population natively, and as a second language by much of the rest of the population. Albanian is the ...

Media of North Macedonia The mass media in North Macedonia refers to mass media outlets based in North Macedonia. Television, magazines, and newspapers are all operated by both state-owned and for-profit corporations which depend on advertising, subscription, and other sa ...

* National symbols of North Macedonia ** Coat of arms: National emblem of North Macedonia ** Flag of North Macedonia ** National anthem of North Macedonia: Denes nad Makedonija * People of North Macedonia * Public holidays in North Macedonia *

List of records of North Macedonia A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List The SC Germania L ...

* Religion in North Macedonia **

Christianity in North Macedonia In North Macedonia, the most common religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, practiced mainly by ethnic Macedonians, Serbians, Vlakhs, and Romanis. The vast majority of the Eastern Orthodox in the country belong to the Macedonian Orthodox Chu ...

*** Orthodoxy in North Macedonia **** Macedonian Orthodox Church **** Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric *** Protestantism in North Macedonia *** Catholicism in North Macedonia **** Macedonian Greek Catholic Church **** Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje **

Hinduism in North Macedonia Hinduism in North Macedonia is mainly represented by the Hare Krishna movement ( ISKCON) and the Sathya Sai Baba Organisation. ISKCON and the Satya Sai Baba-Centre have been registered in Macedonia as a part of the Oriental religion. Hare Krishna ...

Islam in North Macedonia Muslims in North Macedonia represent a third of the nation's total population according to the census of 2002, making Islam the second most widely professed religion in the country. Muslims in North Macedonia follow Sunni Islam of the Hanafi ...

** Judaism in North Macedonia ** Sikhism in North Macedonia *

Art in North Macedonia

* Art in North Macedonia *

Cinema of North Macedonia Cinema of North Macedonia refers to film industry based in North Macedonia or any motion-picture made by Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians abroad. The first film directors were Manakis brothers, Janaki and Milton Manaki, the first feature f ...

Literature of North Macedonia Macedonian literature ( mk, македонска книжевност) begins with the Ohrid Literary School in the First Bulgarian Empire (nowadays North Macedonia) in 886. These first written works in the dialects of the Old Church Slavonic w ...

* Music of North Macedonia *

Television in North Macedonia Television in North Macedonia was first introduced in 1964; it remains the most popular news medium. The public broadcaster is the Macedonian Radio Television, founded in 1993. TEKO TV (1989) from Štip is the first private television channel in t ...

Theatre in North Macedonia Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

Sports in North Macedonia

* Football in North Macedonia * North Macedonia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of North Macedonia

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 124th (one hundred and twenty fourth) *

Agriculture in North Macedonia Agriculture in the Republic of North Macedonia provides a livelihood for a fifth of the country's population, where half live in a rural area. Industrialisation of the country was very delayed, due to the long Ottoman domination, and then destruc ...

* Banking in North Macedonia **

National Bank of North Macedonia The National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Народна банка на Република Северна Македонија, translit=Narodna Banka na Republika Severna Makedonija, NBRSM) is the central bank of North Macedoni ...

* Communications in North Macedonia ** Internet in North Macedonia * List of companies of North Macedonia * Currency of North Macedonia: Denar **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: MKD * Energy in North Macedonia ** Energy policy of North Macedonia **

Oil industry in North Macedonia An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsatu ...

Health in North Macedonia The Health in North Macedonia is improving. The Macedonian life expectancy in 2016 was 74 for men and 78 for women. In 2015 it was estimated that 11.44% of the Macedonian population had diabetes, costing about $403 per person per year. In 2015 ...

* Mining in North Macedonia * Macedonia Stock Exchange *

Tourism in North Macedonia Tourism in North Macedonia is a large factor of the nation's economy. The country's large abundance of natural and cultural attractions make it suitable for tourism. In 2019, North Macedonia received 1,184,963 tourist arrivals out of which 757, ...

* Transport in North Macedonia **

List of airports in North Macedonia This is a list of airports in North Macedonia, grouped by type and sorted by location. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the facility has scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines. See also * Transport in N ...

Rail transport in North Macedonia Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ( ...

Roads in North Macedonia The following is a summary of the transport system of the Republic of North Macedonia. Railways ''total:'' (699 km (437 miles) of open track and of station/industrial track) ''standard gauge:'' 1.435-m gauge (312 km electrified, all ...

Education in North Macedonia

References

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