MK — North Macedonia

North Macedonia is a landlocked Balkan country in southeastern Europe. Skopje, the capital, underwent a massive neoclassical construction project in the 2010s that transformed its city center. The country changed its name from 'Republic of Macedonia' to 'Republic of North Macedonia' in 2019 under the Prespa Agreement with Greece. The Macedonian Denar (MKD) is the currency. For developers, the MK country code maps to mk-MK for Macedonian (Cyrillic script) and sq-MK for Albanian. The .mk domain and +389 calling code serve the country. The 2019 name change from Macedonia to North Macedonia required updates to country databases worldwide — applications using the old name needed updating. This is a real-world example of country name changes that affect data normalization. Both the country name and the currency share the MKD abbreviation, though in different contexts. North Macedonia's EU candidacy means regulations are gradually aligning with EU standards.