General Information

Capital:

Skopje 563,102 (1994 est.)

Area:

25,333 sq km (9,928 sq mi)

Form of government

Emerging democracy, multi party system

GDP per capita

Purchasing power parity-$3,800 (1999 est.)

Population

2,022,604 (July 1999 est.)

Note: the Macedonian Government census of July 1994 put the population at 1.94 million, but ethnic groups were probably under-counted

Ethnic composition

Macedonian - 66%

Albanian - 23%

Turkish - 4%

Serb - 2%

Roma - 3%

Other (e.g. Vlachs) 2%

Official Language(s)

Macedonian language using the Cyrillic alphabet

In units of local self-government where there are a "considerable number of inhabitants of differing nationality", those languages and alphabets are also in official use, in addition to the Macedonian language and Cyrillic alphabet, under conditions and in a manner determined by law. (Article 7 of the Constitution)

Minority Language(s)

Albanian, Turkish, Serbian, Roma, Vlach, Rumanian

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