Macedonia
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Macedonia
conventional short form: Macedonia local long form: Republika Makedonija local short form: Makedonija note: the provisional designation used by the UN, EU, and NATO is Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) former: People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia |
| Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital |
name: Skopje
geographic coordinates: 41 59 N, 21 26 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Flag description | a yellow sun with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the red field |
| Currency | Macedonian denar (MKD) |
| Internet country code | .mk |
| Ports and terminals | Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
| Agriculture products | grapes, wine, tobacco, vegetables; milk, eggs |
| Industries | food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals |
| Geography |
| Location | Southeastern Europe, north of Greece |
| Coordinates | 41 50 N, 22 00 E |
| Continent | Europe |
| Area |
total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 766 km
border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia 221 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate | warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall |
| Terrain | mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River |
| Natural resources | low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
| Natural hazards | high seismic risks |
| People |
| Population | 2,050,554 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census) |
| Religions | Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, other Christian 0.37%, Muslim 33.3%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census) |
| Languages | Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census) |
