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Coordinates:
41 50 N, 22 00 E
Location: southeastern Europe
Climate: warm, dry summers and autumns and
relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
Land area: 24,856 sq km
Water area: 477 sq km
Total area: 25,333 sq km
Coastline: 0 km
High elevation: golem Korab 2,753 m
Low elevation: Vardar river, 50 m
Natural resources: Chromium, lead, zinc,
manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore,
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Official name: Macedonia
Common name: Makedonija (Mak-ah-don-e-yah)
Government type: Democracy
Capital city: Skopje
Independence day: September 17th, 1991 from
Yugoslavia
National holiday: Uprising Day, August 2nd |
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People Information |
Population: 2,054,800
Language: Macedonian
Birth rate: 13.35 births/1000 population
Death rate: 7.74 deaths/1000 population
Female life expectancy: 76.68 years
Male life expectancy: 72.01 years
Total life expectancy: 74.26 years |
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