COUNTRY INFORMATION
Official name
Republic of Macedonia
Capital
Skopje
Coordinates
41°50’ N, 22°00’ E
Location
Macedonia is located in Southeastern Europe and shares borders with Kosovo and Serbia on the north, Bulgaria on the east, Greece on the south and Albania on the west.
Area
Total area: 25 333 sq km
Land area: 24 856 sq km
Water area: 477 sq km
Land boundaries
766 km
Coastline
0 km
Administrative division
Macedonia is divided into 84 municipalities.
Political system
Macedonia is a parliamentary democracy. President is the chief of state and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Prime Minister, the head of government, is elected by the Parliament. Parliament – Assembly (Sobranie), is unicameral and has 120 members.
Population
2 066 718
Ethnic groups
Macedonian 64%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 4%, Roma 3%, Serb 2%, other 2%
Religions
Macedonian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 33%, other 2%