Official Name: The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece. Capital: Skopje Area: total: 25,333 sq km land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km Lowest point: Vardar River 50 m Highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,753 m

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Population: 2,055,915 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Macedonian(s) Ethnic groups: Macedonian 66.6%, Albanian 22.7%, Turkish 4%, Roma 2.2%, Serb 2.1%, other 2.4%. Religions: Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3%. Languages: Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%.

Warm dry summers and autumns. Relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall.

Government type: Emerging democracy. Independence: 17 September 1991 (from Yugoslavia). National holiday: Uprising Day, 2 August (1903).

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