North Macedonia
Skopje · Southeast Europe
North Macedonia is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Skopje, the official currency is the Macedonian Denar, and the main language is Macedonian.
With a population of roughly 2.1 million people spread over 25,713 km², North Macedonia is the 146th most populous country in the world and the 145th largest by area. That works out at about 82 people per square kilometre.
North Macedonia shares land borders with Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Skopje, Bitola and Kumanovo. The highest point in the country is Mount Korab, at 2,764 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Rwanda, while its population is closest to that of Slovenia.
- Capital
- Skopje
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 2,100,000
- Area
- 25,713 km²
- Currency
- Macedonian Denar
- Main language
- Macedonian
- Highest point
- Mount Korab
2,764 m - Land borders
- 4
North Macedonia: things worth knowing
- The country added 'North' to its name in 2019 to settle a long dispute with Greece over the name Macedonia.
- Lake Ohrid, shared with Albania, is among the oldest and deepest lakes in Europe.
- It is landlocked and mountainous, with more than fifty peaks above 2,000 metres.
North Macedonia in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. North Macedonia ranks 32nd among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.