Skopje

North Macedonia

Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country. As of the 2021 census, the city had a population of 526,502. Skopje covers 571.46 km2 and includes both urban and rural areas, bordered by several municipalities and close to the borders of Kosovo and Serbia.

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Country: North Macedonia
Population: 494,087
Latitude: 42° N
Longitude: 21.43° E

Which way is Skopje from…

From Paris, Skopje lies at 110° to the east, 1,667 km as the crow flies.

Paris	110° east	1,667 km
London	115° south-east	1,942 km
New York	53° north-east	7,503 km
Madrid	77° east	2,103 km
Rome	86° east	739 km
Montreal	55° north-east	7,162 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	334° north-west	7,817 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Starting from Rome, aim due east: Skopje is at 86°, 739 km away, on the same latitude. From London, aim south-east, at 115°, 1,942 km away. From New York, almost on that latitude too, a flat map says due east (89°), while the compass says 53°, north-east. A landmark: Warsaw lies due north of North Macedonia’s capital.