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Also Known As	Macedonia • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia • Republika Makedonija • Makedonija • Republic of North Macedonia
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Hristijan Mickoski
Capital	Skopje
Population	(2026 est.) 1,815,000
Head Of State	President: Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
Form Of Government	unitary multiparty republic with a unicameral legislature (Sobranie, or Assembly [120])
Official Languages	Macedonian; Albanian²
Official Religion	none
Official Name¹	Republika Severna Makedonija (Macedonian); Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut (Albanian)² (Republic of North Macedonia)
Total Area (Sq Km)	25,436
Total Area (Sq Mi)	9,821
Monetary Unit	denar (MKD)
Population Rank	(2026) 152
Population Projection 2030	2,071,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2026) 184.8
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2026) 71.4
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2021) 61.6% • Rural: (2021) 38.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2021–2023) 73.2 years • Female: (2021–2023) 77.6 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2024) 15,140
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2024) 8,300
¹On February 12, 2019, the name of the country was officially changed from the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia.²Under the terms of Amendment 5 to the constitution, Albanian is accorded the status of an official language in communities in which it is spoken by at least 20 percent of the population.