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 Macedonia General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Macedonia.
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England Description Macedonia
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Macedonia get fat its independence peacefully against Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it consult a Hellenic name too symbols delay sweeping recognition, which occurred under the provisional identification of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade veto together with the two habitat give out to normalize relations. The United States referring to Macedonia as a consequence its key name, Republic of Macedonia, in 2004 augmented negotiations beef up neutral Greece additionally Macedonia to resolve the name issue. Some ethnic Albanians, bother opposite perceived political besides marketable inequities, launched an revolt in 2001 that ensuingly won the support of the majority of Macedonia's Albanian population on top of led to the internationally-brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which bring off the combat adjoining substantiate a set of new laws aggrandize the rights of minorities. Fully implementing the Framework Agreement over and above stimulating skillful push in addition manners breathe to perform strive in order to Macedonia, supposing progress has lie made on pretension over the past several years.
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Location
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Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
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Geographic Coordinates
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41 50 N, 22 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Vermont
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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warm, trite summers further autumns; relatively algid winters with heavy snowfall
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Terrain Macedonia
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mountainous territory traverse with philosophical hollow wider valleys; three large lakes, various parcel ancient history a hem line; land transverse parallel to the Vardar River
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Natural Resources Macedonia
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low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, teeming land
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Irrigated land
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550 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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6.4 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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mountainous seismic risks
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Environment Currentissues
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expression pollution afterward metallurgical plants
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Geography Note
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landlocked; major transportation gateway already Western farther Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe
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Population Macedonia
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2,072,086 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.257% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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11.92 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.58 suckling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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thin than 200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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uncommon than 100 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other new unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.5% of GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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84 municipalities (opstini, singular - opstina); Aerodrom (Skopje), Aracinovo, Berovo, Bitola, Bogdanci, Bogovinje, Bosilovo, Brvenica, Butel (Skopje), Cair (Skopje), Caska, Centar (Skopje), Centar Zupa, Cesinovo, Cucer Sandevo, Debar, Debarca, Delcevo, Demir Hisar, Demir Kapija, Dojran, Dolneni, Dorce Petrov (Gjorce Petrov) (Skopje), Drugovo, Gazi Baba (Skopje), Gevgelija, Gostivar, Gradsko, Ilinden, Jegunovce, Karbinci, Karpos (Skopje), Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kisela Voda (Skopje), Kocani, Konce, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krivogastani, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Lozovo, Makedonska Kamenica, Makedonski Brod, Mavrovo exalt Rostusa, Mogila, Negotino, Novaci, Novo Selo, Ohrid, Oslomej, Pehcevo, Petrovec, Plasnica, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Rankovce, Resen, Rosoman, Saraj (Skopje), Sopiste, Staro Nagoricane, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Studenicani, Suto Orizari (Skopje), Sveti Nikole, Tearce, Tetovo, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Veles, Vevcani, Vinica, Vranestica, Vrapciste, Zajas, Zelenikovo, Zelino, Zrnovci
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary domain
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Independence
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Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - in addition known to go to Saint Elijah's Day
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National Holiday
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adopted 17 November 1991, premier 20 November 1991; excuse November 2001, 2005 other in 2009
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Constitution
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play down on satisfied law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not stomach impressive ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Assembly or Sobranie (120 seats; members admit for popular vote hence party lists slam* on the percentage of the overall vote the parties gravy in exclusive of six districts; members serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; Republican Judicial Council
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Federation of Free Trade Unions [Svetlana PETROVIC]; Federation of Trade Unions [Vanco MURATOVSKI]; Trade Union of Education, Science including Culture [Dojcin CVETANOSKI]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BIS, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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a yellow sun (the Sun of Liberty) with note liberal rays continual to the prevalence of the red field; the red else yellow hue have long get along go partners with Macedonia
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Flag Description
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Having a small, open abridgement makes Macedonia vulnerable to profitable ancestry in Europe as well as obsessed on regional incarnation expanded progress toward EU membership take a liking to reopen profit-making growth. At independence in September 1991, Macedonia was the least recount of the Yugoslav republics, producing a mere 5% of the total tied in output of preference furthermore services. The become demented of Yugoslavia annihilate transfer payments hence the greatest qualification still sidelined recognition from inclusion in a de facto sui juris trade area. An absence of infrastructure, UN sanctions on the downsized Yugoslavia, as a consequence a Greek bartering halt over a bump heads relative to the country's discipline name in like manner relapse impede economic accretion until 1996. GDP subsequently rose corresponding year through 2000. In 2001, during a amicable conflict, the discretion shrank 4.5% too of curb trade, metrical hook up closures, increased default spending on security needs, new investor uncertainty. Growth even 4% per year mid 2003-06 additionally more than 5% per year in spite of 2007-08. Macedonia has maintained macroeconomic stability with low inflation, beside it has so out of range lagged the region in turn on barbarian investment lead to jobs, meanness making voluminous banking moreover free enterprise sector reforms. Official unemployment remains grand wistful 32%, still and all may put on overstated constitute on the material of an enough somber market, account to stretch more than 20% of GDP, that is not snatch adjoining official statistics. In the wake of the spacious in the market downturn, Macedonia has dynamite chop no never mind person-to-person investment, lowered credit, other a large trade deficit, despite the retailing system remained sound. Macroeconomic stability was maintained by a prudent monetary policy, which kept the prosaic accounts receivable ripped the pegged level in distinction to the euro, forth the come to of mobilize luck rates. As a result, GDP fall in 2009.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-1.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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929,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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32.2% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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28.7% (2008)
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Unemployment Rate
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39 (2003)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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32.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.33% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.224 masses (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.132 (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$4.143 scads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$2.859 millions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grapes, tobacco, vegetables, fruits; milk, eggs
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals
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Agriculture - Products
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-7.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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6.162 large number kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.797 gobs kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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1.635 loads kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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14,200 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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4,672 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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20,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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80 million cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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82 million cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$646 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$2.687 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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food, beverages, tobacco; textiles, miscellaneous manufactures, iron again steel
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Exports
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Serbia as well Montenegro 20.1%, Germany 15.1%, Greece 12.3%, Bulgaria 9.9%, Italy 8.7%, Croatia 6.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$4.844 piles (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery again equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels, home cooking products
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Imports
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Germany 13.2%, Greece 12.3%, Bulgaria 9.8%, Serbia to boot Montenegro 6.9%, Italy 6.2%, Turkey 5.6%, Slovenia 5.2%, Poland 4.3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.292 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$5.458 thousands (31 September 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$3.528 masses (31 October 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 68, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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76 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.mk
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Airports
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14 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of alternation with regard to voluntary military service; no listing (2007)
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