Greeks in the Republic of Macedonia

Greeks (Macedonian: Грци, Grci [ɡr̩t͡si]) in the Republic of Macedonia form an ethnic minority, whose precise size is unknown. The most recent census (2002) recorded 422 individuals declaring their ethnicity as Greek. The Greek right wing party Popular Orthodox Rally, claims via questions presented in the Greek Parliament, that there are more than 100,000 (up to 280,000) Greeks that now live in the country. This number is not supported officially by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are a remnant of the formerly much larger Greek community of the part of Macedonia that fell within the borders of the Kingdom of Serbia after the Balkan Wars. Greeks are mainly settled in the cities of Gevgelija (Greek: Γευγελή, Gevgelī́) and Bitola (Greek: Μοναστήρι, Monastī́ri), capital of the hist

Greeks in the Republic of Macedonia

Greeks (Macedonian: Грци, Grci [ɡr̩t͡si]) in the Republic of Macedonia form an ethnic minority, whose precise size is unknown. The most recent census (2002) recorded 422 individuals declaring their ethnicity as Greek. The Greek right wing party Popular Orthodox Rally, claims via questions presented in the Greek Parliament, that there are more than 100,000 (up to 280,000) Greeks that now live in the country. This number is not supported officially by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are a remnant of the formerly much larger Greek community of the part of Macedonia that fell within the borders of the Kingdom of Serbia after the Balkan Wars. Greeks are mainly settled in the cities of Gevgelija (Greek: Γευγελή, Gevgelī́) and Bitola (Greek: Μοναστήρι, Monastī́ri), capital of the hist