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North Macedonia

41.8N 22.0E · 28 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
PEACEFUL INDEPENDENCE FROM YUGOSLAVIA · 8 SEPTEMBER 1991
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2001 – present · The Ohrid Framework, NATO and the Road to Europe
5 EVENTS
27 Mar 2020 · North Macedonia joins NATO 2 REFS
2020 · Bulgaria blocks EU accession talks 2 REFS
1991 – 2019 · Independence and the Name Dispute with Greece
5 EVENTS
8 Sep 1991 · Independence referendum 2 REFS
1993 · UN admission as 'FYROM' 2 REFS
1912 – 1991 · Partition, 'Vardar Macedonia' and the Yugoslav Republic
5 EVENTS
1912–1913 · The Balkan Wars and the partition of Macedonia 2 REFS
1918 · Vardar Macedonia within Yugoslavia 1 REF
1371 – 1912 · Ottoman Rule and the Macedonian Question
4 EVENTS
late 14th c. · Ottoman conquest of the region 2 REFS
2 Aug 1903 · The Ilinden Uprising 2 REFS
c. 600 – 1018 · Slavic Settlement, Tsar Samuel and the Ohrid Archbishopric
5 EVENTS
6th–7th c. · Slavic settlement of the region 2 REFS
c. 886 · The Ohrid literary school of Clement and Naum 2 REFS
c. 800 BCE – 600 CE · Ancient Macedon and the Classical Legacy
4 EVENTS
359–336 BCE · Reign of Philip II of Macedon 2 REFS
336–323 BCE · Conquests of Alexander the Great 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Skopje
Population
2.1 m
Area
25,713 km²
Region
Southeast Europe
Languages
Macedonian
Currency
denar (den)
Demonym
Macedonian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$19 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$10,490’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.5%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
4.1%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
133.0%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
1.8 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
76.6 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
62.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
96.1%’02 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
58.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
68.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
50.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
59.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
53.1’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
41.2’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
7.4%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
2.94’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
2.8’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
73.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
80.8%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
96.1%’02 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
3.3%’02 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
96.3%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
90.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
55.0%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.4%’24 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
888’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
93.1%’25 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
108’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
6.4%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
25,220 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
39.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
49.6%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
4.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
19.5%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.1%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$354 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
16,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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