Macedonia (Macedonian: Македонија), officially the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Македонија), is a country in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991. It became a member of the United Nations in 1993, but as a result of a dispute with Greece over its name, it was admitted under the provisional reference of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,sometimes abbreviated as FYROM.

A landlocked country, the Republic of Macedonia is bordered by Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west. The country's capital is Skopje, other cities include Bitola, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, Ohrid, Veles, Štip, Kočani, Gostivar and Strumica. It has more than 50 lakes and sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 m (6,562 ft).

You can find out more about Macedonia on the following links:

http://macedoniatimeless.com/

http://www.exploringmacedonia.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia

http://macedonialovesyou.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4i_T2-fpU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRJvWANxlA