The country became a member of the United Nations (UN) in 1993, but as a result of a dispute with Greece over the name "Macedonia", it was admitted under the provisional description "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (abbreviated as "FYR Macedonia" or "FYROM").

Aug 22, 2019 · North Macedonia (FYROM) is a landlocked country bordering Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest, Greece to the south, and Serbia to the northeast. Its physical terrain is characterized by rivers, mountains, and valleys.

Most Greeks reject the use of the word "Macedonia" to describe the Republic of Macedonia, instead calling it "ΠΓΔΜ" (Πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβική Δημοκρατία της Μακεδονίας, the Greek translation of "FYROM"), or Skopje, after the country's capital.

Feb 13, 2019 · The small Balkan country of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia officially changed its name Tuesday by adding a geographic designation that ends a decades-old dispute with neighboring Greece and secures its entry into NATO.

Jan 29, 2025 · North Macedonia, landlocked country of the south-central Balkans. It is bordered to the north by Kosovo and Serbia, to the east by Bulgaria, to the south by Greece, and to the west by Albania. The capital is Skopje.

Feb 26, 2013 · 5 – Vardarska the so called FYRoM, is the only country that got independence from Yugoslavia without shedding a single drop of blood. It remained entirely at peace at the heat of Yugoslav wars in the early 1990s and got independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.

Jun 10, 2024 · Provides an overview of North Macedonia, including key events and facts about this European country.

Feb 13, 2019 · The country formerly known as the Republic of Macedonia on Tuesday officially changed its name to the Republic of North Macedonia, on paper ending a decades-long dispute that paves its way to...

Apr 25, 2017 · In 1995, Greece and FYR Macedonia established diplomatic relations to resolve the naming issue. The case of the latter country was made worse when it erected statues of Alexander the Great and Philip II of ancient Greek Macedonia in their …

Jun 12, 2018 · Under the deal, the country known at the United Nations as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Fyrom) will be named Republic of North Macedonia. Its language will be Macedonian and its...