Macedonia has a rich cultural heritage in art, architecture, poetry, and music. It has many ancient, protected religious sites.
Macedonia has a rich cultural heritage in art, architecture, poetry, and music. It has many ancient, protected religious sites.
Macedonia (i/ˌmæsɨˈdoʊniə/ mas-i-doh-nee-ə; Macedonian: Македонија), officially the Republic of Macedonia (Република Македонија, transliterated: Republika Makedonija [rɛˈpublika makɛˈdɔnija] ( listen)), is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991.