Macedonia
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Official name: Macedonia
Official language(s): Macedonian language is explicitly designated as an official national language in the constitution. However, the languages spoken by over 20% of the total population are also official
Official script: Cyrillic
Monetary unit: Macedonian Denar (MKD)
Population: 2 022 547 (year 2002 Census)
Capital city: Skopje
Political organisation: Parliamentary democracy
Total area: 25 333 км2
Land area: 24 856 km2
Water surface: 477 км2
Climate: Changed Mediterranean, Mountainous, Mildly Continental
Rivers: Vardar, (388 km/301km in Macedonia), Crn Drim, Bregalnica, Crna, Pchinja, Treska, Radika, Struma, Lepenec…
Mountains: Mount Korab (2764m), Shar Mountain, Baba Mountain, Jakupica, Nidze, Deshat, Galichica, Stogovo, Jablanica, Osogovo, Moun Bistra, Plachkovica
Lakes: Ohrid Lake (348 km2/229,9 km2 in Macedonia), Prespa Lake, Dojran Lake, and a lot of mountain lakes
Larger cities: Kumanovo, Bitola, Prilep, Tetovo, Veles, Ohrid, Gostivar, Shtip, Strumica, Kavadarci, Struga, Kochani, Kichevo, Radovish…
