Maqedonisë

Maqedonisë is the Albanian name for North Macedonia, a country located in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is a landlocked country bordered by Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. The capital and largest city is Skopje.

The territory of North Macedonia has a rich and complex history, influenced by various empires and cultures over millennia. Ancient Macedon, a kingdom that rose to prominence in the 4th century BCE under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, once encompassed much of the region. Later, it was part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, followed by periods of Slavic settlement and rule by the First and Second Bulgarian Empires and the Serbian Empire. The Ottoman Empire ruled for several centuries before the Balkan Wars in the early 20th century.

Following World War I, the territory became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After World War II, it was established as the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The country declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and became a member of the United Nations in 1993 under the provisional name the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (often abbreviated as FYROM). In 2019, after an agreement with Greece, the country officially changed its name to the Republic of North Macedonia.

North Macedonia is a parliamentary republic. The country's economy is transitioning and is influenced by its neighbors and the wider European market. Its culture is a blend of its historical influences, with Slavic, Ottoman, and Mediterranean traditions. The official language is Macedonian, and Albanian is also recognized as an official language in areas where Albanian speakers constitute a significant portion of the population.