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DIVING MACEDONIA INTRODUCTION

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%