Macedonia (region)

<p>Macedonia  is a <a href="/facts/Geographical/TRd1Toyo">geographical</a> and <a href="/facts/Historical/bSKgXaCA">historical</a> <a href="/facts/Region/CdM1oaR3">region</a> of the <a href="/facts/Balkan_Peninsula/5Hy8ly0d">Balkan Peninsula</a> in <a href="/facts/Southeast_Europe/zxgEvCdQ">Southeast Europe</a>. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid-19th century. Today the region is considered to include parts of six Balkan countries: all of <a href="/facts/North_Macedonia/YpfcC5DA">North Macedonia</a>, large parts of <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a> and <a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a>, and smaller parts of <a href="/facts/Albania/8GP40BUD">Albania</a>, <a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI">Serbia</a>, and <a href="/facts/Kosovo/lbyzI6UW">Kosovo</a>. It covers approximately 67,000 square kilometres (25,869 sq mi) and has a population of around five million. <a href="/facts/Macedonia_(Greece)/4VaoTIHa">Greek Macedonia</a> comprises about half of Macedonia's area and population.
</p><p>Its oldest known settlements date back approximately to 7,000 BC. From the middle of the 4th century BC, the <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Macedon/g0F1DEgc">Kingdom of Macedon</a> became the dominant power on the Balkan Peninsula; since then Macedonia has had a diverse history.
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