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Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Македонија, translit. Makedonija; officially the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Македонија, translit. 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 September 1991. Between September 1991 it was officially the Republic of Macedonia and commonly known as Macedonia

Republic of North Macedonia Република Северна Македонија (Macedonian) Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut (Albanian) Flag of North Macedonia Flag epublic Of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Република Македонија (Macedonian) Flag of Macedonia Flag

National emblem Anthem: Денес над Македонија (Macedonian) (English: "Today over Macedonia") Europe-Macedonia.svg Location of Macedonia  (green) in Europe (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital and largest city Skopje 42°0′N 21°26′E Official languages Macedonian Official regional languages Aromanian Bosnian Romani Serbian Turkish[1] Ethnic groups (2002) 74.2% Macedonians[2] 15% Albanians 3.9% Turks 2.7% Romani 1.8% Serbs 0.8% Bosniaks 0.5% Aromanians 0.9% other / unspecified Demonym(s) Macedonian Government Parliamentary republic • President Gjorge Ivanov • Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski • Chairman of the Assembly Vacant Legislature Assembly Independence from SFR Yugoslavia • Declared 8 September 1991 • Officially recognized by the United Nations 8 April 1993 Area • Total 25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi) (145th) • Water (%) 1.9 Population • 2017[3] estimate 2,103,721 est.[3] • 2002 census 2,022,547[2] • Density 80.1/km2 (207.5/sq mi) (122nd) GDP (PPP) 2019 estimate • Total $33.822 billion[4] • Per capita $16,253[4] GDP (nominal) 2019 estimate • Total $12.383 billion[4] • Per capita $6,143[4] Gini (2016) Positive decrease 33.6[5] medium HDI (2017) Increase 0.757[6] high · 80th Currency Macedonian denar (MKD) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AD) Driving side right Calling code +389 Patron saint Saint Clement of Ohrid[7] ISO 3166 code MK Internet TLD .mk