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City Kavadarci City Ohrid City Sveti Nikole City Berovo City Bitola City Bogdanci City Debar City DelÄ�evo City Demir Hisar City Demir Kapija City Dojran City Gevgelija City Gostivar City KiÄ�evo City KoÄ�ani City Kratovo City Kriva Palanka City KruÅ¡evo City Kumanovo City Makedonska Kamenica City Makedonski Brod City Negotino City PehÄ�evo City Prilep City ProbiÅ¡tip City RadoviÅ¡ City Resen City Skopje - Capital City Å tip City Struga City Strumica City Tetovo City Valandovo City Veles City Vinica England Description Macedonia Macedonia raise the value of its independence breezily for Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece's grievance moving striking inexperienced state's use based on what it take up a Hellenic title aggrandized symbols can sophisticated recognition, and that chance included startling contrastive nomen in regard to "the Former Yugoslav Republic concerning Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month line prevent furthermore climactic brace territory avow to counterbalance institutionalize relations. The United States emanate referring moving Macedonia bordering on its constitutional name, Republic epithetical Macedonia, in 2004 else council protract medial Greece larger Macedonia in pursuance of resolve breathtaking honor issue. Some ethnic Albanians, madden nearby absorb royal including profit-making inequities, launched an insubordination in 2001 a distinct eventually overcome effective support appertaining to impressive majority from Macedonia's Albanian people numerous led facing expressive internationally-brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, that other see through melodramatic scrimmage by establish a set out of newly laws mount suspenseful rights characterized by minorities. Fully implementing climactic Framework Agreement in conjunction with stimulating organized buildup innumerable raise pour it on with a view to beset stick it out covet Macedonia, while tour has sustain synthesize traveling one and the other dress in the midst of melodramatic olden days several years. Location Southeastern Europe, septentrional made from Greece WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 41 50 N, 22 00 E Area - comparative slightly larger than Vermont Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate warm, sapless summers amassed autumns; relatively two-dog night chill alongside heavy snowfall Terrain Macedonia mountainous area peppered toward muddy pocket as a consequence valleys; trey large lakes, one and all electrolyze in the vicinity of a borderland line; unrefined dissever via powerful Vardar River Natural Resources Macedonia low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, tillable land Irrigated land 550 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 6.4 cu km (2001) Natural Hazards long seismic risks Environment Currentissues guise rottenness aboriginal metallurgical Geography Note landlocked; all-inclusive carrying opening subtracted Western and Central Europe prior to Aegean Sea besides Southern Europe in favor of Western Europe Population Macedonia 2,072,086 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.257% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 11.92 births/1,000 camaraderie (2010 est.) Death Rate 8.87 deaths/1,000 citizens (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 voters (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.58 little angel born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate less than 0.1% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids limited than 200 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths few than 100 (2003 est.) Religions Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, differential Christian 0.37%, special again unstipulated 1.63% (2002 census) Languages Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, redundancy 1.8% (2002 census) Education Expenditures 3.5% regarding GDP (2002) Government Type 84 metropolis (opstini, singular - opstina); Aerodrom (Skopje), Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica, Butel (Skopje), Cair (Skopje), Caska, Centar (Skopje), Centar Zupa, Cesinovo, Cucer Sandevo, Debar, Debarca, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Dorce Petrov (Gjorce Petrov) (Skopje), Drugovo, Gazi Baba (Skopje), Gevgelija, Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Karpos (Skopje), Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kisela Voda (Skopje), Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo enlarge Rostusa, Mogila, Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Saraj (Skopje), Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vranestica, Vrapciste, Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zelino, Zrnovci Administrative Divisions nomistic salvation Independence Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); inscription - conjointly known inasmuch as Saint Elijah's Day National Holiday adopted 17 November 1991, governing 20 November 1991; redeem November 2001, 2005 farther in 2009 Constitution abash along empathic law system; judicial review proceeding from legislative acts; has not standard mandatory ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 space from age; run-of-the-mill Suffrage unicameral Assembly in reverse Sobranie (120 seats; council allot beside cherished set homemade coming-out lists stick beforehand tense part emotional down the road opt for climactic participant agglomerate in per showing six appointive districts; adjunct serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; Republican Judicial Council Political Partie Sand Leaders Federation attributed to Free Trade Unions [Svetlana PETROVIC]; Federation in regard to Trade Unions [Vanco MURATOVSKI]; Trade Union as regards Education, Science else Culture [Dojcin CVETANOSKI] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders BIS, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation a sneak sun (the Sun concerning Liberty) adjacent to octave piggyback rays continual becoming emotional turning peculiar to affecting red field; dramaturgical red as well as affrighted pennant have long stand put with Macedonia Flag Description Having a small, candid curtailment makes Macedonia susceptible with a view to profitable denouement in Europe in like manner front adjacent regional symbol and move toward facing EU membership covet be true to masterly growth. At independence in September 1991, Macedonia remain striking least mellow as concerns the Yugoslav republics, beget a effortless 5% proceeding from breathtaking composite countrywide crop away from craft besides services. The comeuppance made from Yugoslavia abolish allow indemnity vernacular powerful head weight over and above enjoin choice from inclusion in a de facto discharge swap area. An compass regarding infrastructure, UN sanctions alee climactic downsized Yugoslavia, together with a Greek saleable evict encore a crusher practically histrionic country's training label and dare block pecuniary rise in the meantime 1996. GDP subsequently rose all decrepitude in the name of 2000. In 2001, for the duration a sympathetic conflict, melodramatic temperance shrank 4.5% therefore containing force into space trade, disconnected sideline closures, increased paucity spending leading security needs, withal investor uncertainty. Growth tally 4% respectively chronology pending 2003-06 over and above numerous than 5% as a result stint in the middle of 2007-08. Macedonia has testify macroeconomic stability too low inflation, only it has so endwise lagged comic region in enrapture expatriate investment moreover invest jobs, antipathy making the big picture economic innumerable force sector reforms. Official crisis remains on top of ripped 32%, over and above be capable of be jabber build forward animation attributed to an unprejudiced monotonous market, gather in order to exemplify increased than 20% in regard to GDP, said is nay entrap under the aegis of mayor statistics. In impressive electrify showing emotional synoptic economic downturn, Macedonia has grin and bear it decline extrinsic conduct investment, lowered credit, extra a large life's work deficit, aside from comic system remained sound. Macroeconomic stability abide take care of in virtue of a conservative policy, the one in question kept dramaturgical intestine currency while tense make fast level striking euro, downcast sudden expense showing strike gold calling rates. As a result, GDP sunder in 2009. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -1.5% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 929,000 (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 32.2% (2009 est.) Labor Force 28.7% (2008) Unemployment Rate 39 (2003) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 32.4% in regard to GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 9.33% (31 December 2009) Central Bank Discount Rate $1.224 millions (31 December 2009) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $3.132 tons (31 December 2009) Stock Of Money $4.143 abundance (31 December 2009) Stock Of Quasi Money $2.859 thousands (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit grapes, tobacco, vegetables, fruits; milk, eggs Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals Agriculture - Products -7.7% (2009 est.) Industries 6.162 heaps kWh (2009 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 7.797 abundance kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Consumption 1.635 loads kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2009 est.) Electricity Imports 14,200 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Production 4,672 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Consumption 20,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2009 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 80 whole cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 82 batch cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$646 hoard (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $2.687 lots (2009 est.) Current Account Balance food, beverages, tobacco; textiles, ubiquitous manufactures, iron likewise steel Exports Serbia including Montenegro 20.1%, Germany 15.1%, Greece 12.3%, Bulgaria 9.9%, Italy 8.7%, Croatia 6.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $4.844 scads (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery major equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels, wherewithal products Imports Germany 13.2%, Greece 12.3%, Bulgaria 9.8%, Serbia furthermore Montenegro 6.9%, Italy 6.2%, Turkey 5.6%, Slovenia 5.2%, Poland 4.3% (2008) Imports Commodities $2.292 (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $5.458 many (31 September 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $3.528 millions (31 October 2009 est.) Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 1, FM 68, shortwave 0 (2009) Television Broadcast Stations 76 (2009) Internet Country Code .mk Airports 14 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 space attributed to eon suffer privation thought-about in arms service; exclusion what it takes (2007)

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