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Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991, but Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed international recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations. The United States began referring to Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia, in 2004 and negotiations continue between Greece and Macedonia to resolve the name issue. Some ethnic Albanians, angered by perceived political and economic inequities, launched an insurgency in 2001 that eventually won the support of the majority of Macedonia's Albanian population and led to the internationally-brokered Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting by establishing a set of new laws enhancing the rights of minorities. Fully implementating the Framework Agreement and stimulating economic growth and development continue to be challenges for Macedonia, although progress has been made on both fronts over the past several years.

Borders:

Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Kosovo 159 km, Serbia 62 km

Population:

2,061,315

GDP per capita:

$3,050.85 per capita

Capital with population:

Skopje - 444,229

Largest city with population:

Skopje - 444,229

Alternative names:

Macedonia, Republic of, Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM, Republika Makedonija, Makedonija, macedonia (former yugoslav republic), macedonia (fyrom), macedonia (skopje), macedonia fyr, the former yugoslav rep. of macedonia, the former yugoslavian republic of macedonia, the fyr of macedonia, Macedonia, TFYR, FYR Macedonia, Macedonia, FYR, Macedonia FYR, TFYR Macedonia,

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Maps of Macedonia, Republic of

The Macedonian Empire, 336-323 B.C.	Balkan Region: The Macedonian Question 1914-1992	Eastern Balkans (Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia)	Macedonia - Land Use
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Nikos 19th June 2009	FYROM's history starts after the break down of Yugoslavia. Their slavic roots age back to no further than Byzantium. Silly how they try to create a false past!
Oscar 1st December 2005	I agree. It is impossible to unbrainwash a brainwashed people now battling an ethnic identity crisis.
Oscar 30th November 2005	So what is it that you don't get? The Macedonia where Alexander the Great was from, is part of Greece now and has been since way before the establishment of your country which goes by the same name. The Greeks and us Albanians share Macedonian heritage. "your angered by the thought of Alexander Makedonski's Macedonian heritage." Alexander who? Now your giving him a Slavic heritage? Get your facts right, Alexander the Great was anything, but of Slavic heritage.
Oscar 30th November 2005	So what is it that you don't get? The Macedonia were Alexander the Great was from, is part of Greece now and has been since way before the establishment of your country which goes by the same name. The Greeks and us Albanians share Macedonian heritage. "your angered by the thought of Alexandar Makedonski's Macedonian heritage." Alexandar who? Now your giving him a Slavic heritage? Get your facts right, Alexander the Great was anything, but of a Slavic heritage.
Biljana 13th September 2005	Macedonians and Greeks were two different entities. Philip II (father of the Aleksandar III) conqured the Greeks, that's why Demosten(famous greek orator) spoke about him as a Barbarian.This is a fact that Philip was not a Greek.And for the language:in the ancient time Greek was widely spoken as international language, as it is English nowadays.
Dimitri 5th August 2005	Alexander the Great spoke Greek not FYROM language that has only being around for the last 60 years. He conquered Persian and spread Hellenism not slav Macedonian. Can anyone tell me how to create my own language? We can all leave in peace and happiness together, so please we know the truth and we also don't want the rest of your country!!!

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