The Republic of North Macedonia in Southeast-Europe with the capital Skopje covers 25,713 km². It borders Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, Albania to the west, and Kosovo to the northwest. It is partially located in the northwest of the historical region of Macedonia.

The state was established in 1991 following the disintegration of the former communist state of Yugoslavia under the name Macedonia. For historical reasons, both Macedonia and Greece (for the region of Macedonia with the three-fingered peninsula of Chalkidiki and the monastic republic of Athos) claimed this name for themselves. After a long-standing dispute, an agreement was reached between the two states in 2018. On February 12, 2019, the official renaming to North Macedonia (Republika Severna Makedonija) took place.
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