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Macedonia (country)

Republic of Macedonia
Република Македонија  (Macedonian)
Republika Makedonija
Flag of Republic of Macedonia
Coat of arms of Republic of Macedonia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
Location of  Republic of Macedonia  (green)in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Republic of Macedonia  (green)

in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Skopje
42°0′N 21°26′E / 42.000°N 21.433°E / 42.000; 21.433
Official languages Macedonian
Regional languages
Ethnic groups (2002)
Demonym Macedonian
Government Parliamentary republic
• President
Gjorge Ivanov
Emil Dimitriev (interim)
Legislature Sobranie
Independence from Yugoslavia
• Declared
8 September 1991
• Officially recognized
by the United Nations
8 April 1993
Area
• Total
25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) (148th)
• Water (%)
1.9
Population
• 2014 estimate
2,069,162 (146th)
• 2002 census
2,022,547
• Density
80.1/km2 (207.5/sq mi) (122nd)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$30.377 billion
• Per capita
$14,631
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$10.424 billion
• Per capita
$5,021
Gini (2011) 39.2
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.747
high · 81st
Currency Macedonian denar (MKD)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the right
Calling code +389
Patron saint Saint Clement of Ohrid
ISO 3166 code MK
Internet TLD

in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Macedonia (Listeni/ˌmæsˈdniə/ mas-i-DOH-nee-ə; Macedonian: Македонија, tr. Makedonija, IPA: [makɛˈdɔnija]), officially the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: About this sound Република Македонија , tr. Republika Makedonija), is a country in the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991. It became a member of the United Nations in 1993, but, as a result of an ongoing dispute with Greece over the use of the name "Macedonia", was admitted under the provisional description the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (sometimes unofficially abbreviated as FYROM and FYR Macedonia), a term that is also used by international organizations such as the European Union, the Council of Europe and NATO.


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