North Macedonia, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia

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North Macedonia is a country located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent.

Easy learning about North Macedonia
North Macedonia is located in	Southern Europe Europe Continent
North Macedonia has a population of	1,831,802 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of North Macedonia are called Macedonians
The country’s total area is	25,333 Km² ( 15,741 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	38
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	North Macedonia HDI ranks in position nº 83 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.765 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
North Macedonia’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 128 countries North Macedonia passport ranks in position nº 40 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
North Macedonia GDP per capita is	$9,882 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
North Macedonia ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	41° 50' N, 22° 00' E Open in Google Maps
North Macedonia Capital city	Skopje
Neighbouring countries	Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Kosovo.
North Macedonia Climate	warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
Most predominant religion	Macedonian Orthodox,
Second most predominant religion	Muslim,
Currency name & code	Denar (MKD)
Internet ccTLD	.mk
North Macedonia calling code	+389

80 municipalities (opstini) and 1 city* (grad)

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