Republic of North Macedonia
North Macedonia geographically roughly corresponds to the ancient kingdom of Paeonia. In 336 BC Philip II of Macedon fully annexed Upper Macedonia, including its northern part and southern Paeonia, which both now lie within North Macedonia into the kingdom of Macedon in 356 BC. North Macedonia is a country in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in September 1991 under the name Republic of Macedonia, now officially the Republic of North Macedonia.