Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Official name: |
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic |
Capital City: |
Skopje |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
389 |
Population: |
2,104,035 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
the denar |
Spoken Languages: |
Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3% |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 2, 8, Mar 8, Apr 9, May 1, 2, 24, 25, Aug 2, 28, Sep 8, Oct 11, 12, 23 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: manufactured goods 40%, machinery and transport equipment 14%, miscellaneous manufactured articles 23%, raw materials 7.6%, food (rice) and live animals 5.7%, beverages and tobacco 4.5%, chemicals 4.7% (1990) |
Partners: principally Serbia and Montenegro and the other former Yugoslav republics, Germany, Greece, Albania Major Imports: |
Commodities: fuels and lubricants 19%, manufactured goods 18%, machinery and transport equipment 15%, food and live animals 14%, chemicals 11.4%, raw materials 10%, miscellaneous manufactured articles 8.0%, beverages and tobacco 3.5% (1990) |
Partners: other former Yugoslav republics, Greece, Albania, Germany, Bulgaria Total Export: |
$916.2 million (1995) |
Total Import: |
$199 million (1995) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$1.9 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$880 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
NA |
Population Growth Rate: |
0.46% (1996 est.) |
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