Republic of Macedonia

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Republic of Macedonia
Република Македонија
Republika Makedonija

Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:



Денес над Македонија
(English: "Today over Macedonia")

Location of Macedonia (green), with Europe (green + dark grey)
Capital
(and largest city) Skopje
42°0′N 21°26′E
Official language(s) Macedonian[1][2]
Ethnic groups (2002) 65.2% Macedonians,
24.2% Albanians,
3.9% Turks,
2.7% Roma,
4.0% others and unspecified[3]
Demonym Macedonian
Government Parliamentary republic
- President Gjorge Ivanov
- Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski
Independence from Yugoslavia
- Independence declared 8 September 1991
- Officially recognized 8 April 1993
Area
- Total 25,713 km2 (148th)
9,779 sq mi
- Water (%) 1.9%
Population
- June 30, 2010[4] estimate 2,055,004 (142nd)
- 2002 census 2,022,547 [3]
- Density 82,2/km2 (113th)
205/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
- Total $20.821 billion[5]
- Per capita $10,112[5]
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
- Total $10.113 billion[5]
- Per capita $4,911[5]
Gini (2008) 44.2[6] (medium)
HDI (2011) 0.728[7] (high) (78th)
Currency Macedonian denar (MKD)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD .mk
Calling code 389
1 Albanian is widely spoken in the west of the country. In some areas Turkish, Serbian, Romany and Aromanian are also spoken.
Coordinates: 41.6°N 21.7°E Macedonia (i/ˌmæsɨˈdoʊniə/ mas-i-doh-nee-ə; Macedonian: Македонија), officially the Republic of Macedonia (Република Македонија, transliterated: Republika Makedonija [rɛˈpublika makɛˈdɔnija] ( listen)), is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991. It became a member of the United Nations in 1993 but, as a result of a dispute with Greece over its name, it was admitted under the provisional reference of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,[8][9] sometimes abbreviated as FYROM.[10]

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