North Macedonia Issues - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Disputes - international

North Macedonia-Albania: none identified

North Macedonia-Greece: none identified

North Macedonia-Kosovo: North Macedonia and Kosovo completed demarcation of their boundary in October 2009

North Macedonia-Serbia: none identified

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees (country of origin): 7,620 (Ukraine) (as of 11 June 2023)

stateless persons: 521 (2022)

note: 556,191 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-June 2023)

Illicit drugs

major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined for Europe; although not a financial center and most criminal activity is thought to be domestic, money laundering is a problem due to a mostly cash-based economy and weak enforcement

NOTE: The information regarding North Macedonia on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of North Macedonia 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about North Macedonia 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.