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| Flag: |  • |
| Capital: | Skopje |
| Airports: | Skopje-Petrovec & Ohrid |
| Population: | 2,022,547 (Nov. ’02)
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| Land area: | 25,713 sq. km. (9,742 sq. mi.) |
| Highest point: | Korab 2764 m (8983 ft)
highest point in all of former Yugoslavia-
on the Albanian border near Tetovo |
| Principle river: | Vardar
flows through Skopje and south to the Aegean Sea |
| Principle cities: |
Skopje (  )
Bitola ( )
Ohrid ( )
Strumica ( )
Tetovo ( )
There are also more than 2000 villages ( ). |
| Climate: |
Spring: variable & sometimes wet (Apr-May is most pleasant)
Summer: hot & dry
Fall: warm & wet (Sep-Oct is also pleasant)
Winter: cold & dry (snow stays for most of the winter) |
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| Monetary unit: | denar (MKD) Bills • Coins • |
| Inflation: | 1.1% (’02 est.) |
| GDP: | US $10 billion, +0.3% (’02 est.) |
| Major exports: | clothing, food, iron, and steel |
| Average annual purchasing power parity: | $5,000 (’02 est.) |
| Population below the poverty line: | 24% (’01 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: | 37% (’02 est.) |
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| President: | Branko Crvenkovski | • |
| Prime Minister: | Nikola Gruevski | • |
Parliamentary elections were held 05 Jul ’06 and the 120 seats were divided:
| 44 | VMRO-
DPMNE |  | Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-
Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity |
| 32 | SDSM |  | Social Democratic Coalition of Macedonia |
| 19 | DUI-
PDP |  | Democratic Union for Integration-
Party for Democratic Prosperity |
| 11 | DPA |  | Democratic Party of the Albanians |
| 07 | NSDP |  | New Social Democratic Party |
| 05 | VMRO-
NP |  | Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-
National Party |
| 01 | DOM |  | Democratic Renewal of Macedonia |
| 01 | PEI |  | Party for a European Future |
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Updated: 08.Jan.07 |
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The Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and access to information.
In May ’98, licenses were granted for private TV stations. There are 3 state television channels and which are experiencing greater competition from the private stations.
The leading newspaper publisher is still partially government-owned and controls one of most modern printing presses in the country as well as many newspaper kiosks.
The government has privatized part of Macedonia Telecommunications, but spent most of the proceeds in the ’01 conflict. |
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Electricity: | +389
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