Macedonia

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Introduction

Capital: Skopje

Population

Total Population: 2,037,032

Annual growth rate: 0.0%

Density: 80 inhabitant/km²

Urban population: 66.4%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Skopje (470,000); Kumanovo (100,000); Bitola (86,000); Prilep (70,000); Tetovo (50,000).

Ethnic Origins: Macedonians: 64%; Albanians: 25.2%; Turkish: 3.9%; Romanians: 2.7%; Serbs: 1.8%; Others: 2.2%

Official Language: Macedonian

Other languages spoken: Albanian, Tzigane, Turkish, Croatian

Business language: English

Religion: The majority of the population is Orthodox (64.7%); Muslims represent 33.3%.

Literacy rate: 96.1%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Skopje

Exchange rate on :

National currency: Macedonian Denar (MKD)

Country overview

Type of State: Macedonia is a republic with a parliamentary democracy.

Type of economy: The Macedonian independence meant a shift from a social central system to a social market economy.

The country has a lower-middle-income economy, it is a land-locked developing country going through transition..
Parallel economy is highly significant.

HDI*: 0,808/1

HDI (world rank): 68th/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Macedonia, dial 00
To call in Macedonia, dial +389

Internet suffix: mk

Computers: 36.8 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 22.4 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 42.9 per 100 inhabitants

Foreign trade in figures

Foreign trade indicators	2003	2004	2005	2006
Imports of goods (millions USD)	2,211	2,784	3,097	3,681
Exports of goods (millions USD)	1,363	1,672	2,040	2,396
Imports of services (millions USD)	337	462	505	576
Exports of services (millions USD)	327	408	472	601

Source: World Bank

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