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http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/albania.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/bulgaria.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/cyprus.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/greece.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/romania.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/slovenia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/bosnia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/croatia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/macedonia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/montenegro.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/serbia.rss
http://www.balkans.com/rss/english/turkey.rss
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F.Y.R.O.M- INFO |
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BASIC
- Surface Area: 25 713 sq km
- Borders: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia
- Capital City: Skopje
- Population: 2 045 177 (2007)
- Official language: Macedonian
- Population (Age structure & projected population growth):
- Population aged (0-14) - 18.5%
- Population aged (15-64) - 70.1%
- Population aged (65+) - 11.4 %
- Population growth rate: - 2.1 % (1997-2007)
ECONOMIC
- Natural Resources:
Low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land. - Industries:
Food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals. - Agriculture – products: Grapes, wine, tobacco, vegetables; milk, eggs.
- Currency & Code: Denar; Code:MKD
- Industrial Growth: n/a
- GDP (in currency): 5.7 EUR billions
- GDP Growth:: 4,98%
- GDP per capita: 1763 EUR (2007)
- Consumer Inflation: 4% (2007)
- Unemployment: 34.2% (2007)
- Foreign Direct Investment: (in currency):417.9 EUR millions
- Current Account(in currency): minus 0.172 EUR billions
- Public Debt: (as % of GDP): n/a
- External debt(in currency): n/a
- Exports(in currency): n/a
- Imports(in currency): n/a
TRAVEL TIPS
CLIMATE
- warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
GETTING AROUND
- Car Rental Companies: Alamo, Hertz, Avis, Mida, Sixt, Alamo, Travel On, Putnik Rent a Car
- Taxi Companies: Radio Taxi,Avenija Taxi,Bingo 97 Taxi,De Luks,Ekspres
- Banks: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, Alpha Bank AD Skopje, Eurostandard Banka AD Skopje, Izvozna i Kreditna Banka AD Skopje, Investbanka AD Skopje, Kapital Banka AD Skopje
WHERE TO STAY
- Luxury Hotels: Hotel Premier, Hotel Stone Bridge, Hotel Duvet, Hotel Leonardo.
WHAT TO SEE
- Main Squares: Macedonia Square
- History and Culture: Church of the Holy Saviour, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, City Museum,City Art Gallery
- Shopping:
- Parks and Gardens: National Park Galicica
Government of the Republic of Macedonia (www.vlada.mk)
State Statistical Office, Republic of Macedonia (www.stat.gov.mk)
Agency for Foreign Investments of the Republic of Macedonia (www.investinmacedonia.com)
World Bank (www.worldbank.org)
The European Union On-Line (www.europa.eu)
Nations Online (www.nationsonline.org)
Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org)
Exploring Macedonia – National Tourism Portal (www.exploringmacedonia.com)
Info Taxi (www.infotaxi.org)