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North Macedonia

North Macedonia took its current name in 2019 under the Prespa Agreement with Greece, ending a dispute dating from independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. In the southwest, Lake Ohrid is one of Europe's oldest lakes, ringed by medieval churches.

Clear water along the rocky, cliff-backed shore of Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia

Lake Ohrid

Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0

A yellow sun with eight broadening rays on red, adopted in 1995. It replaced a flag bearing the Vergina Sun after objections from Greece, and is said to evoke the anthem's new sun of liberty.

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