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| MACEDONIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than Vermont |
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Area > Land
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24,856 sq km |
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[146th of 238]
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Area > Total
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25,333 sq km |
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[154th of 250]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Capital city with population
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Skopje - 444,229 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Climate
warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
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Forested Land
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35.6% |
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[67th of 193]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Geographic coordinates
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41 50 N, 22 00 E |
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Source: FAO |
Land boundaries > Border countries
Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Kosovo 159 km, Serbia 62 km |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Land use > Arable land
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22.01% |
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[43rd of 258]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city
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Skopje |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Largest city population
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466,000 |
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[118th of 174]
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Largest city with population
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Skopje - 444,229 |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Location
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites. |
Map references
Europe |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Natural resources
low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Population density
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81.37 people per sqkm |
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[113rd of 256]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Population density > people per sq. km
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79.99 people/m²
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[97th of 204]
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Source: Heal The World Foundation. |
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Precipitation
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507 mm |
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[71st of 95]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Surface area > sq. km
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25,710 km²
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[145th of 206]
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Golem Korab |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Macedonia, Republic of, Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM, Republika Makedonija, Makedonija, macedonia (former yugoslav republic), macedonia (fyrom), macedonia (skopje), macedonia fyr, the former yugoslav rep. of macedonia, the former yugoslavian republic of macedonia, the fyr of macedonia, Macedonia, TFYR, FYR Macedonia, Macedonia, FYR, Macedonia FYR, TFYR Macedonia
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