MACEDONIA

The Republic of Macedonia often referred to as Macedonia, is a landlocked country on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It borders Serbia to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east. As the result of a naming dispute with Greece, in 1993 it was admitted to the United Nations under the provisional name the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia pending resolution of the dispute.

Location

A landlocked country, bounded in the north by Yugoslavia, in the east by Bulgaria, in the south by Greece and in the west by Albania.

Geography

Landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe.

Capital

Skopje

Population

2,050,554

Climate

Warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall.

Language

Macedinian 70%; Albanian 21%; Turkish 3%; Other 6%

Monetary Unit

Denar

Largest Cities

Skopje, Bitola, Kumanovo, Prelep, Tetovo, Titov, Veles, Ohrid, Sitip.

Principal rivers

Vardar, Strumica

Places to Visit

Skopje, Bitola, Kumanovo, Prelep, Tetovo, Mt. Korab, Veles, Ohrid, Sitip.

Air Ports

Skopje International Air Port