| Republic of Macedonia Република Македонија
Republika Makedonija |
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Anthem:
Денес над Македонија
(English: "Today over Macedonia")
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Location of Macedonia (green), with Europe (green + dark grey) |
Capital
(and largest city) | Skopje
42°0′N21°26′E / 42°N 21.433°E / 42; 21.433 |
| Official language(s) | Macedonian[1][2] |
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| Ethnic groups (2002) | 64.2% Macedonians,
25.2% Albanians,
3.9% Turks,
2.7% Roma,
4.0% others and unspecified[3] |
| Demonym | Macedonian |
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| Government | Parliamentary republic |
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| - | President | Gjorge Ivanov |
| - | Prime Minister | Nikola Gruevski |
| - | Speaker of the Parliament | Trajko Veljanovski |
| Legislature | Assembly |
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| Independence from | Yugoslavia |
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| - | Independence declared | 8 September 1991 |
| - | Officially recognized | 8 April 1993 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 25,713 km2 (148th)
9,779 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1.9% |
| Population |
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| - | 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 | $21.345 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $10,366[5] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $10.327 billion[5] |
| - | Per capita | $5,015[5] |
| Gini (2008) | 44.2[6] (medium) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.728[7] (high) (78th) |
| Currency | Macedonian denar (MKD) |
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| Time zone | CET(UTC+1) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| Internet TLD | .mk |
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| Calling code | 389 |
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| 1 | Albanian is widely spoken in the west of the country. In some areas Turkish, Serbian, Romany and Aromanian are also spoken. |
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