premise: The Republic of Macedonia is in Southeast Europe and is very cultured.
hypothesis: Macedonia ( [ mæsᵻˈdoʊniə ] ; Μακεδονία , Makedonía [ maceðoˈnia ] ) is a geographic and historical region of Greece in the southern Balkans . Macedonia [ mæsᵻˈdoʊniə ] is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe . Republic of Macedonia . Republika Makedonija ) , is a country in the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe .