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Topic - Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia

Macedonia, is a country in the Balkan peninsula in Southeast 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 an ongoing dispute with Greece over the use of the name "Macedonia", was admitted under the provisional description the former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaUnited Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 of 7 April and 845 June 18, 1993, see [https://www.un.org/Docs/scres/1993/scres93.htm UN resolutions made on 1993] (sometimes abbreviated as FYROM and FYR Macedonia), a term that is also used by international organizations such as the European Union, the Council of Europe, and NATO. On 17 June 2018, Macedonia and Greece signed the Prespa agreement which would see the country change its name to “Republic of North Macedonia”, pending a national referendum on the matter and legislation passing through parliament. - Source: Wikipedia

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