North Macedonia (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in Southeast Europe.It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia.It is a landlocked country bordering Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. It …

The Aromanians (Aromanian: Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are an ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, northern and central Greece and North Macedonia, and can currently be found in central and southern Albania, south-western …

Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / (); Greek: Μακεδονία, romanized: Makedonía [maceðoˈni.a] ()) is a geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans.Macedonia is the largest and second-most-populous Greek geographic region, with a population of 2.36 million in 2020. It is highly mountainous, with most major urban centres such …

The province mostly coincides with the present-day North Macedonia. The town of Stobi located to the junction of the Crna Reka and Vardar rivers, the former capital of Paeonia, became the provincial capital. ... (1924, written 1919) and partially with The Aromanians (1905). The author described all ethnic groups living in Macedonia, showed ...

Veles (Macedonian: Велес ()) is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality.Veles is the sixth largest Macedonian city with a total population of 43,716 (census 2002). The largest cities in the proximity of Veles are: Skopje - the capital and the largest city of North Macedonia - 54 km in the northwest direction ...

The Albanians in North Macedonia (Albanian: Shqiptarët në Maqedoninë e Veriut, Macedonian: Албанци во Северна Македонија) are the second largest ethnic group in North Macedonia. Geography. The Albanian minority is concentrated mostly in the western, north-western and partially middle area of the country with small communities located in the south-west. The …

The use of the country name "Macedonia" was disputed between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) between 1991 and 2019.The dispute was a source of instability in the Western Balkans for 25 years. It was resolved through negotiations between Athens and Skopje, mediated by the United Nations, resulting in the Prespa agreement, which …

The definition of Macedonia has changed several times throughout history. Prior to its expansion under Alexander the Great, the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, to which the modern region owes its name, lay entirely within the central and western parts of the current Greek province of Macedonia and consisted of 17 provinces/districts or eparchies (Ancient Greek: επαρχία).

North Macedonia has a developed clubbing scene especially in Skopje. Several festivals featuring foreign DJs take place in the country, many of them on the Ohrid Lake during the summer season. Psychedelic trance is one of the most popular electronic genres in North Macedonia, and there is large number of internationally popular and successful ...

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Greek: Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, romanized: Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, [anatoliˈki makeðoˈnia ke ˈθraki]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece.It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Western Thrace, and the ...