Flag of North Macedonia
What the flag means
- Red field
- Golden sun with eight rays — the 'new sun of liberty'
Design set by: Закон за знамето на Република Македонија («Службен весник на Република Македонија», бр. 47/95) · Adopted 1995
Highlights
- 💙 Deep, ancient Lake Ohrid
- ⛪ Historic lakeside churches
- 🏛️ Skopje's bold architecture
- ⛰️ Green Balkan mountain views
- 🍷 Time-honored wine and food
Quick facts
- Region
- Europe · Southeast Europe
- Population
- 1,820,909 people (2025)
- Area
- 25,713 km²
- Capital
- Skopje
- Languages
- Macedonian, Albanian
- Currency
- denar (MKD)
- Organizations
- United Nations, NATO
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Закон за знамето на Република Македонија («Службен весник на Република Македонија», бр. 47/95)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: What is NATO? Member countries