Macedonia, roughly the size of the state of Vermont, forms part of the Balkan Peninsula. Its official name is "The Republic of Macedonia." This title is contested by the nation of Greece, however, since "Macedonia" is also the name of a major Greek province. Largely because of this controversy, Macedonia joined the United Nations as "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia."

Bounded by the nations of Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Albania, Macedonia is a mountainous country laced with numerous rivers. The capital city is Skopje. As of 2002, the population was estimated to be 2, 054, 800, including Macedonians, Albanians, Turks, Serbs, and Gypsies.

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