| Surface : 25,713
sq km (9928 sq miles) - Roughly rectangular in shape, and on the
strategic Vardar Valley north–south communications route, Macedonia
(Former Yugoslav Republic) is landlocked, bordering Serbia to the
north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south and Bulgaria to the
east. |
| Population :
2,031,000 (2000) |
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Climate: As a
landlocked country, the Republic of Macedonia has a pronounced
continental climate, with very cold winters and hot summers
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| Electricity: 220
volts AC, 50Hz |
| Visas: PASSPORTS:
Valid passport required by all - VISAS:
Required by all except the following: nationals of Barbados, Botswana,
Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein,
Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, San Marino,
Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland and Turkey. |
| Capital : Skopje
- Population: 444,299 |
| System : :
Republic since 1991. Gained independence
from Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro) in 1991 |
| Languages : Macedonian
(a slavonic language using the Cyrillic script) is the most widely
used language. Albanian, Turkish and Serbo-Croat are also used by
ethnic groups |
| Religions : :
Over 65 per cent of the population are
Eastern Orthodox Macedonians and around 23 per cent are Muslim
Albanians. There are also Muslim Turks and Serbian Orthodox minorities. |
| Money : Macedonian
Denari (Den) = 100 deni. Notes are in denominations of Den5000, 1000,
500, 100, 50 and 10. Coins are in denominations of Den5, 2 and 1, and
50 deni. |
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