North Macedonia

Interesting Facts About North Macedonia

• North Macedonia is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, sharing borders with Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and Serbia.
• Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's population of over 1.83 million people.
• Ethnic Macedonians are the largest ethnic group, while Albanians form a significant minority at around 25% of the population.
• Macedonian is the official national language, and since 2019, Albanian has been recognized as co-official at state level.
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the most practiced religion at 46.1% of the population, with Muslims constituting 32.2%, making North Macedonia the fifth-highest proportion of Muslims in Europe.
• The Macedonian Orthodox Church has jurisdiction over 10 provinces, with 7 located within the country and 3 abroad.
• There were 1,842 churches and 580 mosques recorded in the country at the end of 2011.

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