Galichica mountain is situated in the Republic of Macedonia and one part in Albania. There is a National park on the Macedonian side of the mountain, situated between the two biggest lakes in Republic of Macedonia: Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. It stretches on area of 227 square kilometres. Motto: Anthem: Today Over Macedonia (Macedonian: ÐÐµÐ½ÐµÑ Ðад ÐакедониÑа, Denes Nad Makedonija) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian1 Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary republic Branko Crvenkovski Vlado BuÄkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area ⢠Total ⢠Water (%) 25,333 km² (146th) 1. ... Lake Ohrid is straddling the mountainous border between the southwestern region of the Republic of Macedonia and eastern Albania, 340 sq km (130 sq mi) in area. ... Prespa is the name of two fresh-water lakes in Macedonia, on the border between Greece, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia?. With an abundance of rare fauna and flora, the area was declared a Transnational Park in 2000. ...
The floral life in the National Park Galichica is represented with over 1000 species, of which large number of relicts and endems have the final frontier of its range exactly on the mountain Galichica. There is characteristicaly presence of up to now 11 discovered local endems to be met exclusively on the slopes of Galichica and nowhere else, which give a clear evidence of the specifically floristic composition of this mountain. It should be emphasized that at the moment its intensively worked on the flora of the National Park and there are indication that the number of endems will be even bigger.
Beautiful views on the lakes and neighbouring mountains can be seen from the Galichica peaks. The highest one is Magaro (2254 m).
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