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| FYR MACEDONIA: |
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| Area: |
total: 25,333
sq km
land: 24,856 sq km
water: 477 sq km |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 766 km
border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia
221 km
Coastline: 0 km |
| Natural resources: |
low-grade iron
ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold,
silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
| Population: |
2,050,554
0-14 years: 20.1% (male 213,486/female 199,127)
15-64 years: 68.9% (male 711,853/female 701,042)
65 years and over: 11% (male 98,618/female 126,428) |
| Administrative divisions: |
85
municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina); Aerodrom (Skopje),
Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica,
Butel (Skopje), Cair (Skopje), Caska, Centar (Skopje), Centar Zupa,
Cesinovo, Cucer-Sandevo, Debar, Debartsa, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Demir
Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Drugovo, Gazi Baba (Skopje), Gevgelija, Gjorce
Petrov (Skopje), Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Karpos
(Skopje), Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kisela Voda (Skopje), Kocani, Konce,
Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo,
Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo i Rastusa, Mogila,
Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica,
Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Saraj (Skopje),
Skopje, Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani,
Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Valandovo, Vasilevo,
Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vranestica, Vrapciste, Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zelino,
Zrnovci
note: the ten municipalities followed by Skopje in parentheses
collectively constitute "greater Skopje" |
| International organization participation: |
BIS, CE, CEI,
EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, OIF,
OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO |
| Economy overview: |
At
independence in September 1991, Macedonia was the least developed of the
Yugoslav republics, producing a mere 5% of the total federal output of
goods and services. The collapse of Yugoslavia ended transfer payments
from the central government and eliminated advantages from inclusion in
a de facto free trade area. An absence of infrastructure, UN sanctions
on the downsized Yugoslavia, one of its largest markets, and a Greek
economic embargo over a dispute about the country's constitutional name
and flag hindered economic growth until 1996. GDP subsequently rose each
year through 2000. However, the leadership's commitment to economic
reform, free trade, and regional integration was undermined by the
ethnic Albanian insurgency of 2001. The economy shrank 4.5% because of
decreased trade, intermittent border closures, increased deficit
spending on security needs, and investor uncertainty. Growth barely
recovered in 2002 to 0.9%, then rose by 3.4% in 2003, 4.1% in 2004, and
3.7% in 2005. Macedonia has maintained macroeconomic stability with low
inflation, but it has lagged the region in attracting foreign investment
and job growth has been anemic. Macedonia has an extensive grey market,
estimated to be more than 20 percent of GDP, that falls outside official
statistics. |
| GDP |
official
exchange rate: $5.304 billion
real growth rate: 4%
per capita (PPP): $7,800 |
| Industries: |
food
processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, steel, cement, energy,
pharmaceuticals
Industrial production growth rate: 6.8% |
| Exports: |
$2.047 billion
f.o.b.
Exports - partners: Germany 17.8%, Greece 15.3%, Italy 8.3% |
| Imports: |
$3.196 billion
f.o.b.
Russia 13.2%, Germany 10.4%, Greece 9.2%, Bulgaria 7.3%, Italy 6% |
| Debt - external: |
$2.19 billion |
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