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Macedonia - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
2,055,915 (July 2007 est.)total population: 74.21 years
male: 71.73 years
female: 76.88 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census)Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Skopje
IndependanceNational day
8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed independence from Yugoslavia)Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day
ConstitutionLegal system
adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991; amended November 2001 by a series of new constitutional amendments strengthening minority rights and in 2005 with amendments related to the judiciarybased on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$6.225 billion (2006 est.)3.2% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$8,200 (2006 est.)36% (September 2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
30% (2005)3% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$2.341 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$3.631 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$1.867 billion (November 2006)Macedonian denar (MKD)
Military expenditures
6% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece 25,333 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalllow-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
1.261 million (2005).mk
Internet hostsInternet users
3,716 (2006)392,671 (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
17 (2006)699 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
8,684 km gas 268 km; oil 120 km (2006)