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Europe
Republic of North Macedonia
🗺️ Skopje, North Macedonia
Capital city
📍 41.9973°, 21.4280°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalSkopje
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population2.1M
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.mk
Internet Users87%
GDP per Capita$24,500
🌍 Geography
LocationSoutheastern Europe, north of Greece
Size Comparisonslightly larger than Vermont; almost four times the size of Delaware
Climatewarm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
Terrainmountainous with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsMacedonian 58.4%, Albanian 24.3%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.5%, Serb 1.3%, other 2.3%, no ethnic affiliation data available 7.2% (2021 est.)
ReligionsOrthodox 46.1%, Islam 32.2%, Christian 13.2%, Other 7.2%; less than 1%: atheist, Catholic, other religions, not specified, Protestant (2021 est.)
Median Age40.9 years
Life Expectancy77.3 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 8 September (1991), also known as National Day
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook