North Macedonia

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• 🏛A landlocked country in the Balkan Peninsula, rich in ancient history, Ottoman architecture, and mountainous lakes.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? The red field is a traditional regional color representing strength, historical bravery, and passion. The eight-rayed golden sun represents the 'New Sun of Liberty', mentioned in the country's national anthem ('Today over Macedonia, is born the new sun of liberty').
• 🏛️Mother Teresa's birthplace: Saint Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) was born in 1910 in Skopje, the current capital of North Macedonia.
• 🌊One of Europe's oldest lakes: Lake Ohrid is one of Europe's deepest and oldest tectonic lakes, formed over 1 million years ago, housing over 200 endemic species found nowhere else on Earth.
• 🗿Capital of statues: Skopje underwent a massive architectural transformation that turned it into one of the world's most statue-dense capitals, featuring hundreds of historic monuments and grand fountains.