 Macedonia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
41 50 N, 22 00 E |
| Area |
total: 25,333 sq km land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km |
| 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 |
| Population |
2,055,915 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels, food products |
| Exports |
food, beverages, tobacco; textiles, miscellaneous manufactures, iron and steel |
| Hazards |
high seismic risks |
| Resources |
low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
| Geography |
landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe |
| Nationality |
noun: Macedonian(s) adjective: Macedonian |
| 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 |
| Internet Country Code |
.mk |
| Internet Users |
392,671 (2005) |
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