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North Macedonia 🇲🇰

North Macedonia is a country in Europe with a population of 2,093,599. Its capital is Skopje. The official currency is MKD, and the main languages are Macedonian.

Quick facts

  • Capital: Skopje
  • Continent: Europe
  • Population: 2,093,599
  • Area: 25,713 km²
  • Density: 81.4 people per km²
  • Currency: MKD
  • Languages: Macedonian
  • ISO code: MK

Where North Macedonia sits

North Macedonia 🇲🇰 is one of 46 countries in Europe, with its capital at Skopje. It covers 25,713 square kilometres — 146th in the world — and is home to about 2,093,599 people, 148th globally.

The countries it shares a continent with include Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Italy. If you are learning geography region by region — which works far better than alphabetically, because memory for places is spatial — those are the ones to learn alongside it.

How North Macedonia compares

Raw figures are hard to hold on their own, so it helps to anchor them. In population, North Macedonia sits closest to Guinea-Bissau and Slovenia. In land area, its nearest counterparts are Rwanda and Haiti.

At 81.4 people per square kilometre it is somewhat above the world average of 59.4. It ranks higher by area than by population, so it is more spacious than its population alone suggests.

Macedonian is listed as official in North Macedonia alone. The MKD is used by North Macedonia and no one else.

To see North Macedonia next to every other country, sort the country rankings by population, area or density; its currency and languages are listed alongside every other country's in world currencies and world languages.

How to remember North Macedonia

Skopje is the capital, and Mother Teresa was born there. For the flag, picture a bright yellow sun whose eight rays reach all the way to the edges of a red sky.

The flag of North Macedonia: red and yellow

🇲🇰 The flag is a red flag with a yellow sun in the centre sending eight widening rays out to the edges. The yellow sun is called the Sun of Liberty, and red and yellow have long been the colours linked with the region.

Region and neighbours

North Macedonia is a small landlocked country in the Balkans in southeastern Europe, north of Greece. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania. North Macedonia is landlocked, with no coast on the open ocean.

Three facts about North Macedonia

  1. The country changed its name from the Republic of Macedonia to North Macedonia in February 2019, after an agreement with Greece.
  2. Lake Ohrid, shared with Albania, is one of the oldest lakes in the world and the deepest lake in the Balkans.
  3. Golem Korab, about 2,764 m high on the border with Albania, is the highest point in the country.

Sources: Wikipedia: North Macedonia, Wikipedia: Flag of North Macedonia, Wikipedia: Skopje, Wikipedia: Lake Ohrid, CIA World Factbook.

Quiz yourself on North Macedonia

Quizzes that include North Macedonia

Three angles are worth covering for any country — where it is, what its flag looks like, and what its capital is. For North Macedonia those are:

Doing all three for one continent before moving on is far more efficient than learning flags globally, then capitals globally, then the map.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the colours of the North Macedonia flag?

The flag of North Macedonia is a red flag with a yellow sun in the centre sending eight widening rays out to the edges. The yellow sun is called the Sun of Liberty, and red and yellow have long been the colours linked with the region.

Which countries border North Macedonia?

North Macedonia shares land borders with Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania.

How can I remember the capital of North Macedonia?

Skopje is the capital, and Mother Teresa was born there. For the flag, picture a bright yellow sun whose eight rays reach all the way to the edges of a red sky.