Tour Macedonia 
| Basic Facts about the Republic of Macedonia |
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Name: conventional long form: Republic of Macedonia Geography: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece, landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe, slightly larger than Vermont Size: 25,333 sq km Population: 2,045,262 (July 2005 est.) Language: Makedonski/Macedonian (Indo-European language family) Ethnic Composition: Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census) Religion: Macedonian Orthodox approx 70%, other Christian 0.2%, Muslim 16.9%, other and unspecified (2002 census) Neighboring states: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia and Montenegro 221 km Capital: Skopje Flag: a yellow sun with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the red field National Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD) National Holidays: January 7 - Bozhik/Christmas March/April/May (depending on Orthodox Calendar) - Pascha/Easter May 24 - St. Kiril and Metodij August 2 (1903) - Uprising Day (St. Elijah's Day-Ilinden) September 8 (1991) - Independence Day Land: mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River Climate: warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall Largest Cities: Bitola, Prilep, Veles, Tetovo, Kumanovo, Gostivar, Ohrid, Stip Highest peak: Golem Korab 2,764 m Largest body of water: Lake Ohrid Natural resources: low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
