Macedonia has a rich cultural heritage in art, architecture, poetry, and music. It has many ancient, protected religious sites.
The Macedonian denar (MKD), split into 100 Deni, is the official currency of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Macedonian (македонски јазик, makedonski jazik, pronounced [maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik] ( listen)) is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora. It is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and holds the status of official minority language in parts of Albania, Romania and Serbia.