The Republic of Macedonia is located on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. The territory of republic is located between 40 deg 50' and 42 deg 20' north latitude and 20 deg 27'30'' and 23 deg 05', east longitude. It is part of the larger geographic region of Macedonia which includes also Pirin Macedonia in Bulgaria and Aegean Macedonia in Greece. The territory of the republic is sometimes called Vardar Macedonia after the Vardar River, which flows through the country southeast into Greece. The republic is landlocked. It has common boundaries with Albania in the West, Bulgaria in the East, Greece in the South, and Serbia in the North. The territory of the Republic of Macedonia is approximately twenty-five thousands square kilometers. The capital of the republic is the city of Skopje in the Northern part of the country, on Vardar river.

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Anthem: Today over Macedonia)

Capital Skopje
42°0′N 21°26′E

Largest city: Skopje
Official language(s):  Macedonian, Albanian1
Government Parliamentary republic
President: Branko Crvenkovski
Prime Minister: Vlado Bučkovski
Independence From Yugoslavia
Declared: September 8, 1991
Area
Total 25,333 kmІ (146th)
9,779 sq mi
Water (%) 1.9%
Population
- 2005 est. 2,034,000 (143rd)
Density 80/kmІ (88th)
209/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2004 estimate
- Total $14.914 billion (121st)
- Per capita $7,237 (80th)
HDI (2003) 0.797 (59th) – medium
Currency Macedonian denar (MKD)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD .mk
Calling code +389

By: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Macedonia

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