Macedonia Geography

Country Name: Republic of Macedonia

Capital City: Skopje

Population: 2,050,554 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.26% (2006)

Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD)

Languages: Macedonian

Area: 25,333 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 37.3% (2005)

Domain extension: .mk

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF MACEDONIA

Location:

Southeastern Europe, north of Greece

Geographic Co-ordinates:

41 50 N, 22 00 E

Area - total:

25,333 sq km

Area - total:

25,333 sq km

Area - land:

24,856 sq km

Area - water:

477 sq km

Land Boundaries:

766 km

Border Countries:

Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia 221 km

Terrain:

mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River

Elevation - highest point:

Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Vardar River 50 m

Natural Resources:

low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land

Arable Land:

22.01%

Permanent Crops:

1.79%

Other Land Use:

76.2% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

high seismic risks