Capital: Skopje Area: 25,333 sq km Population: 2,022,604 (July 1999 estimated) Currency: Macedonian denar Form of government: emerging democracy;   unicameral Assembly or Sobranje (120 seats - 85 members are elected by popular vote; 35 members come from lists of candidates submitted by parties based on the percentage that parties gain from the overall vote; all serve four-year terms);   president elected by popular vote for a five-year term Languages: Macedonian (70%), Albanian (21%), Turkish (3%), Serbo-Croatian(3%), other(3%) Religion: Eastern Orthodox (70%), Muslim (30%) National holiday: 8 September

Pictures from Macedonia

Links

Official Sites:

• President of the Republic of Macedonia - the most complete page on the Macedonian President.
• Ljubcho Georgievski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
• Macedonian State and Government - the basic principles of the modern Macedonian state.
• Ministry of Defense
• Ministry of Environment - offers information on ministry organization, and copies of state environment reports.
• Ministry of Urban Planning, Construction & Environment
• Secretariat of Information
• Republic of Macedonia
• Virtual Macedonia - official Republic of Macedonia homepage.
• Macedonian Stock Exchange
• National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia - independent and responsible for the stability of the national currency (Denar), monetary policy and general liquidity of payments within the Republic of Macedonia and abroad.

Media

• alt.news.macedonia - News concerning Macedonia in the Balkan Region.
• Macedonian News Service
• Makedonska Radio Televizija - provides the history, programming, and contact information for the public service broadcasting organization, Macedonian Radio and Television.
• Makedonsko Sonce - weekly poilitical magazine. In Macedonian.
• News Collection - searchable index of Macedonian news from different sources.
• Macedonian Media
• Macedonian Tribune - supports a free and independent Macedonia. Information about the paper and Macedonia's history.

Culture

• Macedonia - from the Macedonian Cultural and Historical Resources Center. Offers information on politics, travel, language, cuisine, sports, and more.
• Biser Balkanski: Canadian Macedonian Internet Community - collection of articles, books, churches, fonts, links, music, organizations, sports and villages relating to Macedonians in Canada.
• bit.listserv.makedon
• Macedonian Cultural & Information Centre
• Macedonian Philately - learn about Macedonia, its people, and rich history through its stamps.
• Makedonka, The - learn about the people and culture of Macedonia, both at home and around the world; includes information on the Canadian-Macedonian community.