Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia is in Europe. Its capital is Skopje. It is at 41° 50' North, 22° 00' East. Macedonia has an area of 25,333 square kilometres (9,781 square miles). The population is 2,077,328. This population is from a 2011 estimate.

Economy

For currency they use the Macedonian Denar. The inflation in 2009 was -0.8%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.

Education

In the year 2002, the literacy rate was 96.1%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write.

Society

People here speak Macedonian, Albanian, Serbo-Croatian, and Turkish. Religions beliefs here include Archbishopric of Ohrid and Macedonia, Christian, Muslim, and other.

Place Names

Greece has a dispute with Republika Makedonija with using Macedonia in its name. The United Nations admited Republika Makedonija as a member with the temporary name of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Time Zone

It is in the Central European (GMT + 1) time zone.

Administrative Divisions

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