Macedonia

Republic of North Macedonia Република Северна Македонија(Macedonian) Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut(Albanian)
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Anthem: Денес над Македонија (Macedonian) (English: "Today over Macedonia")
Location of North Macedonia (green) in Europe (dark grey) – [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Skopje 42°0′N21°26′E / 42.000°N 21.433°E / 42.000; 21.433
Official languages	Macedonian^[a] Albanian^[b]
Official regional languages	Turkish^[1] Romani Serbian Bosnian Aromanian
Ethnic groups (2002)	64.2% Macedonians^[2] 25.2% Albanians 3.9% Turks 2.7% Romani 1.8% Serbs 0.8% Bosniaks 0.5% Aromanians 0.9% other / unspecified
Religion (2011^[3])	69.6% Eastern Orthodoxy 0.4% Roman Catholicism 0.7% Other Christian 28.6% Islam 0.2% Other Religion 0.5% None
Demonym(s)	Macedonian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic

• President	Stevo Pendarovski
• Prime Minister	Zoran Zaev
• Chairman of the Assembly	Talat Xhaferi

Legislature	Assembly
Independence from Yugoslavia

• Independence referendum	8 September 1991

Area
• Total	25,713 km² (9,928 sq mi) (145th)
• Water (%)	1.9
Population
• 2019 estimate	2,077,132^[4] (148th)
• 2002 census	2,022,547^[2]
• Density	80.1/km² (207.5/sq mi) (122nd)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$33.822 billion^[5]
• Per capita	$16,253^[5]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$12.383 billion^[5]
• Per capita	$6,143^[5]
Gini (2018)	31.9^[6] medium
HDI (2018)	0.759^[7] high · 82nd
Currency	Macedonian denar (MKD)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+389
ISO 3166 code	MK
Internet TLD	.mk .мкд

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