Country Profile
Location | Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe |
Neighbors | Albania in the west, Bulgaria in the east, Greece in the south. and Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo) in the north |
Area | 25,713 square kilometers |
Population - Census 2002 | 2.022.547 million |
Official language
Alphabet | Macedonian
Cyrillic |
Religion | Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic |
Political organization
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Parliamentary democracy - includes President of the republic, Prime Minister, and a National Assembly made up of 120 seats |
Monetary Unit
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Denar |
Time | GMT + 1 |
Capital
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Skopje |
Principal industries | iron, coal and copper mines; furniture, ceramic and textile-related industries |
Agriculture | tobacco, wine grapes, wheat, barley, corn, sheep |
Source: statistical office
