Europe · Southeast Europe
Capital: Skopje
North Macedonia
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #130
North Macedonia's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
1.8M
#149 of 196
24th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$19.10B
#135 of 196
31st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$353.7M
#117 of 196
41st percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$63.3M
#99 of 196
50th percentile
2024 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$2.74B
#110 of 196
44th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Skopje
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southeast Europe
- Country code
- MKD
Three interesting facts
North Macedonia is landlocked and shares land borders with 5 countries.
North Macedonia spans roughly 25,713 square kilometers, placing it around 145th by area in this factbook.
North Macedonia’s position in Southeast Europe places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
North Macedonia on the map
North Macedonia is located in Southeastern Europe, north of Greece. Its terrain is mountainous with deep basins and valleys, three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line, country bisected by the Vardar River. The climate is warm, dry summers and autumns, relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall. In area, the country is slightly larger than Vermont, almost four times the size of Delaware.
Economy
Economic profile
North Macedonia's economy is characterized by upper-middle-income European economy, GDP growth driven by private consumption, public infrastructure investments, and wage growth, stalled progress on EU accession, public debt rising due to high pensions, wages, and interest payments, structural challenges of emigration, low productivity growth, and governance. Major industries include food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals, automotive parts. Important agricultural products include chillies/peppers, milk, wheat, potatoes, grapes, barley, cabbages, maize, watermelons, tomatoes (2023). Notable exports include reaction and catalytic products, insulated wire, electricity, garments, seats (2023).
Demographics
People and population
North Macedonia has an estimated population of 1,822,612. Language and cultural traditions vary across North Macedonia. The population includes Macedonian 58.4%, Albanian 24.3%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.5%, Serb 1.3%, other 2.3%, no ethnic affiliation data available 7.2% (2021 est.). The urban population represents 59.5% of total population (2023).
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