Macedonia (region)

This article is about the broad geographical region spanning several countries in southeastern Europe. For the country, see Republic of Macedonia. For other uses, see Macedonia (disambiguation).

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Southeastern Europe - Republic of Macedonia - Macedonia (disambiguation)

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Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in south-eastern Europe with an area of about 67,000 square kilometres and a population of 4.76 million. The territory corresponds to the basins of (from west to east) the Aliákmon, Vardar/Axios and Struma/Strymon rivers (of which the Axios/Vardar drains by far the largest area) and the plains around Thessaloniki and Serres.

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Balkan peninsula - Europe - Aliákmon - Vardar - Axios - Struma - Strymon - Thessaloniki - Serres

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The region is divided between Greece, with more than half the area and population, split between the three peripheries of Central Macedonia, West Macedonia, and East Macedonia and Thrace; the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia¤, with around 40%; and Bulgaria, with less than a tenth, in Blagoevgrad Province.

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Greece - ''peripheries'' - Central Macedonia - West Macedonia - East Macedonia and Thrace - Republic of Macedonia - ¤ - Bulgaria - Blagoevgrad Province

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