| Country (long form) |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Capital |
Skopje |
| Total Area |
9,781.13 sq mi
25,333.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Vermont) |
| Population |
2,041,467 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
2,108,078 |
| Languages |
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3% |
| Literacy |
N/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3% |
| Life Expectancy |
71.58 male, 76.19 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
emerging democracy |
| Currency |
1 Macedonian denar (MKD) = 100 deni |
| GDP (per capita) |
$3,800 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
coal, metallic chromium, lead, zinc, ferronickel, textiles, wood products, tobacco |
| Agriculture |
rice, tobacco, wheat, corn, millet, cotton, sesame, mulberry leaves, citrus, vegetables; beef, pork, poultry, mutton |
| Arable Land |
24% |
| Natural Resources |
chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land |
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