Is the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the UN?

Why do some people call FYROM the Republic of Macedonia?

The official name for the newly founded country whose capital is Skopje, is the "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" but it is only a temporary name. The country wants its constitutional name to be "the Republic of Macedonia" but that name violates international conventions on the equal rights of the historical Macedonia of Greece, so under the auspices of the UN, the temporary name with the qualifier "Former Yugoslav Republic" was brokered until the FYROM finds a more appropriate name for itself.

Who recognises the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia?

The name "FYROM" is the official name designated by the UN and used by all international organizations and all countries when participating in any international event or on the international stage. For expediency there are 135 countries that deal bilaterally with the Former Yugoslav Republic by the name "Republic of Macedonia" the name the government wants to self identify by. However because the name violates Article 2 of the UNESCO Declaration on Cultural Diversity which states that in the interest of harmonious interaction, one nation (The Former Yugoslav Republic) in exercising its right to self determination, cannot diminish the equal right of another nation (Greece) to identify simply by its millennia old historical identity (Macedonia), the government of the FYROM signed an interim accord with Greece under the auspices of the UN to the use of the name 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" until it chooses for itself a name that suits its Slavic history and/or Paeonian/Dardanian geography and does not violate international conventions. So far it has not honored the agreement it signed. The diaspora of modern-day ''Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'' in conjunction with the government of the Former Yugoslav Republic have partially managed to gain support and bilateral recognition, mainly from the United States of America, by sealing a multi-billion dollar deal for a major pipeline construction that would link Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, F.Y.R.O.M. and Albania that would free Europe from the Russian monopoly. What is for the rest of the world to decide is: Are politics enough to re-write history?

What was the old Roman name for the former Yugoslavia?

As part of the federation of republics that was called Yugoslavia, it was called the Socialist Republic of Macedonia. It is now called the Republic of Macedonia, but as a member of the UN it goes under the name of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".

What is the conflict over the name Macedonia?

The Macedonia naming dispute is a political dispute regarding the use of the name Macedonia by the (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia, formerly a federal unit of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In antiquity, the territory of the present-day (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia equated approximately to the kingdom of Paeonia, which lay immediately north of ancient Macedonia. The modern Greek province of Macedonia approximately corresponds to that of ancient Macedonia. Pertinent to its background is an early 20th-century armed conflict that formed part of the background to the Balkan Wars and the battle for control over the area of historical Macedonia. The specific naming dispute was ignited in 1963 when Josip Broz Tito aiming to wrest the historical Macedonia from Greece and force an outlet to the Aegean sea for his country, renamed the southern Vardar Banovina of Yugoslavia by the name, "Socialist Republic of Macedonia" at the same time the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed the "Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia". With the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia was expected to end the communist expansionist agenda on Greece's northern province by choosing a name for itself that did not imply territorial claims on northern Greece. Instead, the newly founded country dropped the "Socialist" from its name and kept "Macedonia". Greece objected with an eventual UN interim accord being signed giving the newly created Slavic state the appellation "Former Yugoslav" as a provisional term to be used only until the dispute was resolved. Since then, it has been an ongoing issue in bilateral and international relations.

Is Macedonia the best region of Greece?

There is no country recognized by the UN with such name. If you imply the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or FYROM (as it is officially recognized), it is a small country in the Balkan peninsula north of Macedonia province of Greece. Macedonia is the northern part of Greece where Alexander the Great was born and made his Hellenic Empire of Macedon. FYROM is a beautiful mountainous country mostly populated by ethnic Albanians , Slavs(Bulgars), Romas and Turks.

How do you get a visa to Macedonia?

To enter Greece, your passport should be valid for at least six months. You need proof of sufficient funds and a return airline ticket. You may enter Greece for up to 90 days for tourist or business purposes without a visa. U.S. Official and Diplomatic passport holders must obtain a Schengen visa prior to arrival. A valid passport is required for travel to the The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A visa is not required for U.S. passport holders for tourist and business trips up to 90 days during a six-month period. Entry stamps are issued at airports or land border crossing points, which grant permission to remain 90 days. Holders of a valid multiple entry visa for the Schengen Area may enter (The Former Yugoslav Republic of) Macedonia for up to 15 days visa free. Visitors from the European Union and the Schengen Area, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia can enter (The Former Yugoslav Republic of ) Macedonia with an identity card. Holders of UN travel documents also do not require a visa.

What is the difference between Macedonia in Greece and the homonymous Republic?

In order to answer to this question we have to take a look at the ancient Greek history. In ancient times Macedonia was a large Greek kingdom -Ancient Greece was not a single country, not even a federation, as a single city could be a different state (Athens, Sparta, Corinth), but there were also some territories that had a larger type of state as we know it today (Macedonia, Epirus, Acarnania). The main point is that despite they were not unified Macedonians, Epirotes, Athenians, etc they were the same nation. The region of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia or Macedon was consisted by the Greek prefecture of Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Homonymous Republic and insignificant small parts in today Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria. The Greek part, known as well as Aegean Macedonia is today Greece's biggest prefecture and the largest part of the geographical region of Macedonia (52%). That part became a part of Greece in 1913 and Greeks named it Macedonia, due to the fact that there have been long-lasting and terrible wars between Greeks with Ottomans and Bulgarians and Serbs, who wanted access to the Aegean Sea through Macedonia, due to the fact they wanted to include this historically Greek region to their state. The Greek part is named Macedonia, but the part of today's homonymous Republic was taken by Serbia and became its southern territory under the name Vardarska Banovina, which means "the land of Vardar''. It was only in 1948 that Tito turned the southern part of Serbia into a Federal Republic within Yugoslavia, under the name "Socialist Republic of Macedonia". During those years there was acted a propaganda in the people's knowledge about the history of Macedonia. When Yugoslavia was dissolved the country declared its independence under the name "Republic of Macedonia", but Greece asked the UN not to recognise this state as "Macedonia", due to differences between the prefecture and the Republic in name of the Republic's nation, language and history, as the Republic declares that the Ancient Macedonians were not Greeks, but a different nation of which they are descendants. Greeks on the other side claim the "Greekness" of Macedonia in language and history, as the Republic's people came to the Balkan peninsula a thousand years after the conquer of Greece, including Macedonia, by the Romans and its language cannot be called Macedonian, as Macedonian was a Greek dialect and their language is Slavic, an impurity of Serbian and Bulgarian. In order to give a solution the two countries agreed that the the new state was going to be globally recognised temporarilly as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" or "FYROM" till the FYROM and Greece would come to an agreement about the Republic's name. Though it is recognise by most of global organisations as the FYROM (UN, EU, Olympic Games etc.), the country has as a constitutional name the term "Republic of Macedonia" a name that most UN countries have recognised, but Greece says will never accept, as it is deception with ultimate goal the steal of a large part of its history and the expansionist ambition in the Aegean Macedonia. In short Macedonia today is a prefecture in Northern Greece and the self-proclaimed Republic of Macedonia, more accurately: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or the FYROM, is an independent country bordering Greece in the Prefecture of Macedonia. Both territories are parts of Ancient Macedonia, but each of them has different history and relation with the ancient kingdom.

Where is Macedonia located?

Macedonia (in Greek: Μακεδονία Makedonίa) is a the second most populous and the biggest in size region of Greece. It is located in north Greece. Gradually it's in Europe, Southeastern Europe, Balkans, South Balkans, north Greece. It borders with Thrace and Epirus and three countries: Albania, FYROM and Bulgaria. Its south coasts are washed by the Aegean sea.

Are the former republics of Yugoslavia currently independent countries?

Yes, they are. All six of the former Yugoslav republics (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia and FYR Macedonia) are recognized as independent states. The secessionist (former Serbian autonomous province of) Kosovo also declared independence. It is recognized by 76 out of 193 UN member states. Serbia disagrees and considers Kosovo to be its rebel province.

Has the UN ever intervened in a conflict involving the Czech Republic?

The United Nations has not directly intervened in a conflict involving the Czech Republic since its establishment as an independent state in 1993. However, during the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s, the Czech Republic, as part of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, contributed troops to UN peacekeeping missions. The Czech Republic has generally been involved in peacekeeping and diplomatic efforts under UN auspices rather than being a direct party to conflicts requiring intervention.

What hemisphere is Yugoslavia in?

Yugoslavia is a former country in southeast Europe. It has been divided into the six countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro.Yugoslavia no longer exists.

When did kazakhstan join the UN?

2 March, 1992 the Republic of Kazakhstan joined the UN.