北馬其頓共和國
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位於巴爾幹半島。1999年發生科索沃戰爭，戰後陸續由北約和聯合國接管，並於2008年單方面宣布從塞爾維亞獨立出來。目前包含美國、加拿大、台灣及許多歐洲國家都承認科索沃的主權地位，但聯合國不在其列，所以科索沃還不是聯合國成員國。（但國際法院於2010年宣布科索沃脫離塞爾維亞。）目前和塞爾維亞仍保持對話，只是距離關係全面正常化仍有一段路要走。人均GDP雖不高，不過在聯合國2022年的《世界幸福報告》中，科索沃排名全球第32名。
看2022位於巴爾幹半島南部，在南斯拉夫解體後獲得獨立。獨立時國號為「馬其頓共和國」，但希臘認為「馬其頓」是屬於他們的名字，遂對該國實施嚴格制裁，並阻擋其加入北約。2019年通過修憲，正式更名為「北馬其頓共和國」，這才和希臘和解，並於2020年如願加入北約。但歷經希臘多年制裁，以及內戰和政局動盪，北馬其頓經濟停滯不前，失業率一度為全歐洲最高（37.25%），現在雖然降到20%以下，仍是歐洲次高。是歐洲最貧窮國家之一。
Year Founded: 1991
North Macedonia is located in the Balkans and obtained independence after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. The name it used when declaring independence was the "Republic of Macedonia." However, because the Greeks consider the name "Macedonia" as proprietorially Greek, Greece imposed strict sanctions on the state and intervened in its inclusion in NATO. The country changed its name in 2019 to the "Republic of North Macedonia" through a constitutional amendment to settle the dispute with Greece. Eventually, the state was able to join NATO in 2020 as it wished. However, after many years of sanctions imposed by Greece, on top of a civil war, as well as political instability, North Macedonia faces a stagnant economy. Its unemployment rate was once the highest in Europe at 37.25%. Even though that rate is now below 20%, it is still the second highest in Europe, making it one of the poorest countries in Europe.
