Bulgarians in North Macedonia: Difference between revisions

[[Bulgarians]] are an ethnic minority in [[North Macedonia]]. Bulgarians are mostly found in the [[Strumica municipality|Strumica]] area,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZMyZdvTympMC&pg=PA1&dq=Djoki%C4%87,+Dejan+(2003).+Yugoslavism:+Histories+of+a+Failed+Idea&hl=sl#PPA122,M1 ''Yugoslavism: histories of a failed idea, 1918–1992''], Dejan Djokić, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2003, {{ISBN|1-85065-663-0}}, p. 122.</ref> but over the years, the absolute majority of southwestern North Macedonia have declared themselves [[Macedonians (ethnic group)|Macedonian]]. The town of [[Strumica]] and its surrounding area (including [[Novo Selo (Novo Selo)|Novo Selo]]) were part of Bulgaria between the [[Balkan wars]] and the end of [[World War I]], as well as during [[World War II]]. The total number of Bulgarians counted in the 2002 Census was 1,417 or roughly 0.07%. Over 80,000 nationals of North Macedonia have received Bulgarian citizenship since 2001, and some 53,000 are still waiting for such, although most of them are submitting for it solely for economic reasons and to work in the European Union.