Portal:Republic of Macedonia/Did you know
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... that the Republic of Macedonia covers 38% of the geographical region of Macedonia, 51% is part of Greece, and the rest is shared between Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia.
... that the first flag of the independent Republic of Macedonia was the Vergina Sun (now a protected by WIPO as a Greek emblem of state [1][2][3][4]). This symbol was associated with Ancient Macedonian kings like Alexander the Great and his father Philip II?
... that the capital city Skopje (see also other names of Skopje) is the hometown of the great Albanian humanitarian and Nobel Prize winner, Mother Theresa?
... that the Macedonia's Megalithic Kokino Observatory is more than 3800 years old and it is placed on 4th position on NASA list of ancient observatories by importance [5]
... that the smallest ethno museum in the world is located only 5 km on the northwest of Tetovo, in the picturesque village of Dzepchishte and as such is listed in the Guinness Book of Records?
... about the Stone town, situated by the Kuklica village in the Kratovo area. According to the sources, the stone figures that are called Dolls by the local population are 10 million years old?
