Macedonia ([ˌmæsəˈdəʊniə]; Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía, IPA: [makʲe̞ðo̞ˈnia]) is a geographical and historical region of Greece in southeastern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region. Together with the regions of Thrace and—sometimes—Thessaly, it is often referred to informally as northern Greece. It is located at coordinates 40°45′N 22°54′E / 40.75, 22.9.
Its territory covers most of the region of ancient Macedon and most of the Kingdom of Macedon, famously ruled by Alexander the Great. The name "Macedonia" was later applied to various areas in the Roman and Byzantine Empires with widely differing borders. By the 19th century, Macedonia had become defined as a distinct geographical, rather than political, region in the southern Balkans. It was ruled by the Ottoman Empire at the time but was divided by the Treaty of Bucharest of 1913, following the Ottoman defeat in the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913. Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Albania each took control of portions of the territory, with Greece obtaining the largest portion. Greek Macedonia covers 52.4% of the area and contains 52.9% of the population of geographical Macedonia.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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