How to identify North Macedonia in GeoGuessr?

Q: How to identify North Macedonia in GeoGuessr?

- Country-code top-level domain is .mk - The official language is Macedonian (македонски јазик) written in the Cyrillic alphabet - Only North Macedonia uses the letters Ќ/ќ and Ѓ/ѓ - License plates often show a slight red shade near the left edge - Look for slim, rounded bollards with the reflector surrounded by black paint {{% by "https://www.plonkit.net/north-macedonia" "plonkit" %}} - Guardrails are rounded, unlike the angular ones in Serbia or Montenegro - The Google Car’s antenna is frequently absent from the imagery

How to Distinguish

Country-code top-level domain is .mk
The official language is Macedonian (македонски јазик) written in the Cyrillic alphabet
Only North Macedonia uses the letters Ќ/ќ and Ѓ/ѓ
License plates often show a slight red shade near the left edge
Look for slim, rounded bollards with the reflector surrounded by black paint (by plonk it )
Guardrails are rounded, unlike the angular ones in Serbia or Montenegro
The Google Car’s antenna is frequently absent from the imagery

Signs you can find

Expect bollards with black-painted surrounds and either angular posts or slim rounded ones . Guardrails are curved, and the Google Car antenna is often missing from the footage.

METOKARA, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

License plates often show a faint red tint toward the left edge. Many cars still carry plates without the EU blue strip.

By Upwinxp – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Watch for the letters Ќ and Ѓ. The black sign in the photo shows the letter Ќ in the middle.

Image from live.staticflickr.com showing 24811858157 ed741ba4fb Z

TINEX is a major domestic supermarket chain (References Wikipedia – Tinex). It is heavily concentrated in Skopje, almost a textbook example of a dominant strategy.

Macedonia GeoGuessr guide image showing 2023 06 09 23 16 18

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In Ohrid, taxis are often painted light blue and white.

By Sharon Hahn Darlin - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonhahndarlin/52396951461/, CC BY 2.0, Link

Region84

Struga
Centar župa
Debar
Mavrovo and Rostusa
Gostivar
Vevčani
Ohrid
Debarca
Resen
Novo Selo
Dojran
Valandovo
Strumitsa
Bogdanci
Gevgelija
Kavadartsi
Novaci
Prilep
Bitola
Lipkovo
Čučer Sandevo
Gjorče Petrov
Saraj
Jegunovce
Tearce
Tetovo
Bogovinje
Vrapcište
Kriva Palanka
Rankovce
Staro Nagoričane
Kumanovo
Delčevo
Makedonska Kamenica
Berovo
Pehčevo
Želino
Brvenica
Brod
Oslomej
Sopište
Karpoš
Šuto Orizari
Butel
Čair
Centar
Zajas
Dolneni
Krivogaštani
Mogila
Čaška
Rosoman
Negotino
Drugovo
Gazi Baba
Kruševo
Demir Hisar
Aerodrom
Studeničani
Kisela Voda
Probištip
Češinovo-Obleševo
Aračinovo
Zelenikovo
Kičevo
Plasnica
Vraneštica
Skopje
Lozovo
Sveti Nikole
Gradsko
Kratovo
Ilinden
Karbinci
Štip
Kočani
Zrnovci
Veles
Demir Kapija
Vinica
Bosilovo
Radoviš
Vasilevo
Konče

North Macedonia

How to Distinguish

Signs you can find

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Administrative Divisions of North Macedonia (84)

Reference Pages

Countries and territories in Europe