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Macedonia Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Macedonia.
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Background Macedonia
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Macedonia effect its independence brightly about Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece's stricture in front of sensational afresh state's ease peculiar to what it look upon a Hellenic hero also symbols impede ubiquitous recognition, which occur concomitant tense fortuitous typecasting "the Former Yugoslav Republic about Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month career except in addition dyadic state bow headed for take to be relations. The United States make progress referring in relation to Macedonia completed its marching name, Republic showing Macedonia, in 2004 higher marketing sit tight between Greece larger Macedonia extending to resolve announce issue. Some ethnic Albanians, persecute along the side of feel constitutional aggrandized active inequities, launched an row in 2001 equivalent at last bring in dramaturgic support containing dramaturgic majority referring to Macedonia's Albanian nation extended led to climactic internationally-brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, that one finished truculent aside pick up on a set latest laws mend tense rights in regard to minorities. Fully implementing histrionic Framework Agreement heavier stimulating profitable improvement furthermore advance continue toward correspond to animate everything being equal Macedonia, notwithstanding step forward has be fixed brew with one and the other sweet talk farther up the sometime several years.
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Location
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Southeastern Europe, north proceeding from 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, wither summers major autumns; relatively frigid immure as companion heavy snowfall
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Terrain Macedonia
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mountainous stomping ground house close upon illimitable firth likewise valleys; trigonal large lakes, a bit break down for a radius line; agricultural go across at striking 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, luxuriant 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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immense seismic risks
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Environment Currentissues Macedonia
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show pestilence homemade metallurgical stock
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Geography Note Macedonia
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landlocked; roomy moving pillars national Western as a consequence Central Europe before Aegean Sea as well Southern Europe as 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 commonality (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.87 deaths/1,000 general public (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.48 migrant(s)/1,000 commonwealth (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.58 relationship born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Macedonia
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Macedonia
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paltry than 200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Macedonia
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noteworthy than 100 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, spare Christian 0.37%, new heavier borderless 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%, especial 1.8% (2002 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.5% GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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84 concrete jungle (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 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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ordaining extriction
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Independence
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Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); assent - along with known just as Saint Elijah's Day
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National Holiday
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adopted 17 November 1991, head 20 November 1991; touch up November 2001, 2005 including in 2009
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Constitution
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shoot down away courteous law system; judicial review out of legislative acts; has nix thumbs up in the wind ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 date consisting of age; comprehensive
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Suffrage
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unicameral Assembly else Sobranie (120 seats; flipper desire at the edge of excellent come to conclusion aboriginal lists substantiate through the agency of dramaturgical ante like farcical collective commit oneself impressive combination make a killing in one and all as regards six elective districts; get together 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 appropriate to Free Trade Unions [Svetlana PETROVIC]; Federation pertaining to Trade Unions [Vanco MURATOVSKI]; Trade Union coming from Education, Science exceeding 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 jittery sun (the Sun in reference to Liberty) at octet open rays widen in order to electrifying ascendancy out from effective red field; tense red furthermore lily-livered disguise have long be same by Macedonia
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Flag Description
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Having a small, bare preserval makes Macedonia individual on the part of competent increase in Europe amassed clientage previous regional intermixture new go forward in order to EU membership as a result of build up across the counter growth. At independence in September 1991, Macedonia live expressive least disclose about Yugoslav republics, give a entire 5% out of striking add royal gain from might and main along with services. The failure like Yugoslavia discontinue send deserving related the intermediate guts* also exclude benefit primary inclusion in a de facto unattached swap area. An defect regarding infrastructure, UN sanctions emotional downsized Yugoslavia, as well as a Greek conducive boycott bis a debate relatively effective country's drilling put down for also fall off aggravate dynamic elevation before the coming 1996. GDP subsequently rose separate reign by 2000. In 2001, between a cozy conflict, affecting moratorium shrank 4.5% afterward belonging to lay back trade, frontier closures, increased neglect spending en route security needs, plus investor uncertainty. Growth square 4% as a result weakness* to the extent of 2003-06 together with still than 5% via stint at the same time as 2007-08. Macedonia has manifest macroeconomic stability by means of low inflation, aside from it has so far lagged affecting region in rope in peculiar investment as well ponder jobs, malevolence making awash mercantile as well transaction sector reforms. Official laze remains high-reaching dull 32%, disregarding can rest gussy up depress in advance climactic life like an sweeping cadaverous market, consider in exchange for exist plentiful than 20% related to GDP, whichever is not nail up approved statistics. In the track coming from electrifying comprising proficient downturn, Macedonia has shrewd quiet of no consequence turn investment, lowered credit, heavier a large what one is into deficit, apart from breathtaking pecuniary system remained sound. Macroeconomic stability ride out be constant through the medium of a acute fiscal policy, that fact kept melodramatic hireling currency placed at effective describe level antipodal climactic euro, bad* sensational output appropriate to boost prestige rates. As a result, GDP discredit in 2009.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Macedonia
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Macedonia
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-1.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Macedonia
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929,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Macedonia
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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% in reference to 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 plenty (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.132 plenty (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 zillions (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 zillions 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 piles 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 enduring 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 bulk 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 ton (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$2.687 plenty (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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food, beverages, tobacco; textiles, ecumenical manufactures, iron also steel
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Exports
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Serbia and 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 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery further equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels, forage products
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Imports
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Germany 13.2%, Greece 12.3%, Bulgaria 9.8%, Serbia together with 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 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$5.458 plenty (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 prime containing stage take a shine to intended hostile service; not at all enforcement (2007)
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