North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia · Southeast Europe
North Macedonia is a country in Southeast Europe, with Skopje as its capital, home to about 1,820,909 people. North Macedonia shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Skopje |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Europe |
| Currency | denar (MKD den) |
| Calling code | +389 |
| ISO codes | MK / MKD / 807 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇲🇰 |
| Population | 1,820,909 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 25,713 km² |
| Languages | Macedonian |
| Internet domain | .mk |
| Demonym | Macedonian |
Bordering countries
About North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially Republic of North Macedonia, is a United Nations member state in Southeast Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Skopje. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the denar (den), using the code MKD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of North Macedonia for Skopje’s own facts and history.
To call North Macedonia from abroad, dial the country code +389. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes MK (alpha-2) and MKD (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,820,909.
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How North Macedonia compares
- Area: 25,713 km², ranking 145 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 1,820,909, ranking 148 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 71 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as North Macedonia
One other national flag uses exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.