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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]
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.
In antiquity, most of the territory that is now North Macedonia was included in the kingdom of Paeonia, which was populated by the Paeonians, a people of Thracian origins, [1] but also parts of ancient Illyria, [2] [3] Ancient Macedonians populated the area in the south, living among many other tribes and Dardania, [4] inhabited by various Illyrian peoples, [5] [6] and Lyncestis and Pelagonia ...
The use of the country name "Macedonia" was disputed between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) between 1991 and 2019.The dispute was a source of instability in the Western Balkans for 25 years.
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 ...
The longest explored cave system in North Macedonia. The caves are located above the Slatina river near the village of Slatina, North Macedonia and were probably created during the last ice age. Several cave formations are found in the system. [8] Markovi Kuli: Prilep: 2004 vii, viii, ix (natural)
The Republic of North Macedonia consists primarily of rural country towns, with only 45% of the population concentrated in the larger towns and cities. Skopje, with more than 500,000 inhabitants, is by far the largest city in the country.
The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia [f], Sobranie [g], or Kuvendi [h] is the unicameral legislature of North Macedonia.According to the Constitution, the Sobranie represents the people and is vested with legislative power. [1]