Basic information

Official name

Republic of Macedonia

ISO Code

MK

Land Area

25.713 km2

Population

2.022.547 (2002 year)

Capital

Skopje

Other main cities

Bitola , Prilep, Ohrid, Strumica, Stip.

Official language

Macedonian

National currency

Denar, 1 denar = 100 pari

Exchange rate

Denar / EURO = 61.28
Denar / US$ = 48.28

GDP per capita

1.835 US$ (2002)

GDP growth

0.9% (2002)

Inflation rate

1.9% (2002)

Unemployment rate

32.5% (2002)

Ethnical structure

Macedonian 64.18%, Albanians 25.17%, Turks 3.85%, Serbian 1.78%, Vlav 0.48%, Bosnian 0.84%, Gypsies 2.66%, Other 1.04%

Religion

Christians 66.66%; Muslim 30.06%, Other 3.28%

Age structure

0-14 years 21.08%, 15-64 years 68.30%, over 65 years 10.57%

Fertility

0.81% (2001)

Migration rate

0.63% (2001)

Mortality

15.7 per 1000 (1997)

Life est.

68.8 years (male) 72.9 years (female)

Literacy

100%

University degree

12% (est. 1996)