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Let's learn a little about the country of North Macedonia, also sometimes just called Macedonia!
This is a small country in Europe, about 10,000 square miles where about 2 million people live.
People in this country might speak Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Romani, Serbian, Bosnian, or Aromanian.
![north macedonia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Europe-Republic_of_North_Macedonia.svg/571px-Europe-Republic_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - north macedonia)
The flag of North Macedonia is red with a yellow sun on it with eight sun rays.
In the country's national anthem it talks about the New Sun of Liberty as they became independent from Yugoslavia.
![flag of north macedonia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/320px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - flag of north macedonia)
To eat in North Macedonia you might have Tavče gravče, which is beans, onions, peppers mixed into a kind of chili and cooked.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%28%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%87%D0%B5_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%87%D0%B5%29_%283%29.jpg/640px-%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%28%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%87%D0%B5_%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%87%D0%B5%29_%283%29.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - tavče gravče)
Visiting North Macedonia you might go see the ancient Greek ruins at the city of Heraclea Lyncestis.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Ancientbitola.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - heraclea lyncestis)
In North Macedonia there are musical bagpipes called gaida
![gaida](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/%D0%93%D0%90%D0%88%D0%94%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%8F%D0%98%D0%88%D0%90.jpg/329px-%D0%93%D0%90%D0%88%D0%94%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%8F%D0%98%D0%88%D0%90.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - culture of north macedonia)
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