North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia
North Macedonia sits in Southeast Europe and uses MKD - denar (den). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Skopje
422.5K
Kumanovo
70.8K
Bitola
69.3K
Population
1.8M
1,836,713 people
Area
25.7K km2
25,713 square kilometers
Density
71/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Skopje
42, 21.43
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
North Macedonia, officially listed here as Republic of North Macedonia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make North Macedonia, MK, MKD, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. North Macedonia is grouped under Europe, more specifically Southeast Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,836,713 people and a land area of 25,713 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 71 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 41.83333333, 22, while the capital coordinate reference is 42, 21.43. North Macedonia shares listed land borders with ALB, BGR, GRC, UNK, SRB, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Skopje (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Skopje, Kumanovo, Bitola, Tetovo and Veles. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in North Macedonia, capital of North Macedonia, and major urban areas in North Macedonia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include NATO and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
North Macedonia uses calling code +389, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists MKD - denar (den), while language records include Macedonian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as MK. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 33.5 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This North Macedonia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MK / MKD
Top-level domains
.mk
Continents
Europe
Border countries
ALB, BGR, GRC, UNK, SRB
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
MK
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for North Macedonia is represented by the MK country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Skopje
Skopje
422,540
primary
#2
Kumanovo
Kumanovo
70,842
admin
#3
Bitola
Bitola
69,287
admin
#4
Tetovo
Tetovo
63,176
admin
#5
Veles
Veles
40,664
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+389
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Macedonian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
33.5
2019