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North Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə), [c] officially the Republic of North Macedonia, [d] is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe.It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo [e] to the northwest and Serbia to the north. [8]
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. [1] 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 ...
The official name Republic of North Macedonia will be used in all contexts where other countries would also be called by their full official names (e.g. "Russian Federation", "United Republic of Tanzania", etc.) In historical contexts referring to events between 1992 and 2019, Wikipedia articles will continue to refer to the country by its then ...
UN Security Council will suggest to third countries to use the name "Republic of North Macedonia" in official bilateral relations; the name "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" will no longer be an acceptable name for the country "Macedonia" alone cannot be used by any of the two parties as an official name for the country or the region.
North Korea – See Korea, The Democratic People's Republic of. North Macedonia [y] the Republic of North Macedonia [12] UN member MK: MKD: 807: ISO 3166-2:MK.mk Northern Mariana Islands (the) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: United States: MP: MNP: 580: ISO 3166-2:MP.mp Norway: the Kingdom of Norway: UN member NO: NOR: 578 ...
The North Macedonia Portal North Macedonia ( / ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / MASS -ih- DOH -nee-ə ), officially the Republic of North Macedonia , is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe . It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the north.
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 Macedonia naming dispute ended on 12 February 2019 when the two countries reached the Prespa agreement and the then-Republic of Macedonia changed its name to North Macedonia. Macedonia refers also to a geographic region in Greece, which roughly coincides with the southernmost major geographic subregion of Macedonia.