Definition: Formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, comprising the Yugoslav section of the region of Macedonia. It was made a constituent republic in the 1946 constitution. It became independent on 8 February 1994 and was recognized as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the United States Board on Geographic Names 16 February 1994.
note X refs: do not confuse with MACEDONIA (GREECE) see GREECE
Other names Macedonia, Former Yugoslave Republic of; The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Macedonia (Yugoslavia); Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia