Croats of the Republic of Macedonia

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The Croats of Macedonia (Croatian: Hrvati iz Makedonije; Macedonian: Хрвати од Македонија, Hrvati od Makedonija) are a small minority in the Republic of Macedonia consisting of ethnic Croats. As of 2002, there were 129 declared Croats living in the country [1]. They mostly live in the capital city Skopje, and the second largest city Bitola. In 2006, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski announced that the Croats would receive national minority status in Macedonia.

The population is represented by the Union of Croats of Macedonia.

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• Croats

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• Hrvati i njihovi potomci u Makedoniji

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