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'''Macedonia''', or the '''Republic of Macedonia''', officially recognised by the UN and some countries as the '''Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia''' (FYROM) is an inland country located in the Balkans of southeastern [[Europe]].  The official name of this country is still not recognised due to the name conflict of the word Macedonia, used to describe the ancient Greek territories of Macedonia and the prefecture of Macedonia of modern Greece.

'''Macedonia''', or the '''Republic of Macedonia''', officially recognised by the UN and most countries as the '''Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia''' (FYROM) is an inland country located in the Balkans of southeastern [[Europe]].  The official name of this country is still not recognised due to the name conflict of the word Macedonia, used to describe the ancient Greek territories of Macedonia and the prefecture of Macedonia of modern Greece.

==Name==

==Name==

The name Macedonia is a Greek word originating from the adjective ''Makednos'', meaning big. Today's residents of Republic of Macedonia speak a   Macedonian Language and albanian (albanian minority) and have strong ties to ancient Macedonians.

The name Macedonia is a Greek word originating from the adjective ''Makednos'', meaning big. Ancient Macedonians were of Greek origin and spoke Greek, in contrast to today's residents of FYROM who speak a slavic-bulgarian idiom (slavic majority) and albanian (albanian minority) and do not have a direct tie-in to ancient Macedonia.

==Geography==

==Geography==