Romani people in North Macedonia

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Romani people, known as Macedonian Roma (Macedonian: Македонски Роми, romanized: Makedonski Romi), are one of the constitutional peoples of North Macedonia. According to the last census from 2021, there were 46,433 people counted as Romani, or 2.53% of the population. The majority are Muslim Romani people. Another 3,843 people have been counted as "Egyptians" (0.2%). Other sources claim the number to be between 80,000 and 260,000 Roma in North Macedonia or approximately 4 to 12% of the total population. Some of the majority groups are the Arlije and Gurbeti. The municipality of Šuto Orizari is the only municipality in the world with a Muslim Romani people majority and the only municipality where Balkan Romani is an official language alongside Macedonian. The mayor of the municipality, Kurto Dudush, is an ethnic Roma. In 2009, the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia took measures to enlarge inclusion of Romani in the education process. North Macedonia has been the first country...

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