Southeast Europe
This concept is based on the boundaries of the Balkan peninsula. The countries that have been described as being entirely within the region are: Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Montenegro.
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia (), officially the Republic of Macedonia ("Republika Makedonija"), is a country in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991. As of January 2019, it is scheduled to be renamed to North Macedonia.