Which countries border North Macedonia?
North Macedonia shares a land border with five countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo and Serbia. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
North Macedonia and its neighbours on a map
North Macedonia is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- North Macedonia
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of North Macedonia
Two borders away
These six countries border a neighbour of North Macedonia but not North Macedonia itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.
Think you know your neighbours?
Border Chain gives you two countries and you connect them by naming neighbours, one border at a time. A new puzzle every day.
How far are you from North Macedonia?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
Which countries border North Macedonia?
North Macedonia shares a land border with five countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo and Serbia.
How many countries border North Macedonia?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from North Macedonia?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania and Turkey. Each one borders a neighbour of North Macedonia without touching North Macedonia itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face North Macedonia across water are not listed here, and neither are borders of overseas territories far from the mainland. This is the same list the Border Chain game plays with.
Countries with the most neighbours
Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.