One of the constituent states of the former Yugoslavia, it declared independence in 1991 after Yugoslavia disintegrated, and entered the UN in 1993.
它原屬南斯拉夫社會主義聯邦共和國成員，一九九一年舊南斯拉夫聯邦解體，馬其頓宣佈獨立，並於一九九三年加入聯合國。