MACEDONIA

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Macedonia People

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

PEOPLE OF MACEDONIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

19.8% (male 210,418/female 195,884)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.1% (male 715,997/female 704,739)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

11.1% (male 99,892/female 128,985) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

34.4 years

Median Age - male:

33.5 years

Median Age - female:

35.5 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.263% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.08 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.074 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.016 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.774 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

74.21 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

71.73 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

76.88 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Macedonian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census)

Religions:

Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)

Languages:

Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)