This article is about the modern region as defined in the middle of the 19th century spanning several countries in southeastern Europe. For the demographics of North Macedonia, see Demographic history of North Macedonia.
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The geographical region of MacedoniaMacedonia in antiquity.
The region of Macedonia is known to have been inhabited since Paleolithic times.
