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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
North Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991 under the name of "Macedonia." Greece objected to the new country’s name, insisting it implied territorial pretensions to the northern Greek province of Macedonia, and democratic backsliding for several years stalled North Macedonia's movement toward Euro-Atlantic integration. Immediately after Macedonia declared independence, Greece sought to block its efforts to gain UN membership if the name "Macedonia" was used.
- Capital
- Skopje
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Population
- 2,137,556
- Area
- 25,713 sq km
- Location
- Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
- Climate
- warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
- Natural resources
- low-grade iron ore; copper; lead; zinc; chromite; manganese…
- Languages
- Macedonian (official) 61.4%; Albanian (official) 24.3%; Turkish 3.4%; Romani 1.7%…
- Religions
- Orthodox 46.1%; Islam 32.2%; Christian 13.2%; Other 7.2%…
- Independence
- 8 September 1991 (referendum endorsed independence from Yugoslavia)
- Administrative divisions
- 80 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina) and 1 city* (grad); Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosi…
- Currency
- Macedonian denars (MKD)
- Export partners
- Germany 39%; Serbia 8%; Bulgaria 6%; Greece 5%…
- Import partners
- UK 12%; Germany 10%; Greece 9%; China 9%…
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain