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Macedonia
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Climate: |
Macedonia
has a transitional climate from Mediterranean to
continental. The summers are hot and dry and the winters
are moderately cold. Average annual precipitation varies
from 1,700 mm in the western mountainous area to 500 mm
in the eastern area. |
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Language: |
The
official and most widely spoken language is Macedonian,
which belongs to the Eastern branch of the South Slavic
language group. Macedonian is closely related to and
mutually intelligible with Standard Bulgarian. |
| Currency: |
The Macedonian denar (MKD), split into
100 Deni, is the official currency of the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The denar was introduced
on April 26, 1992. |
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Visas: |
http://www.macedonia.visahq.com |
| Population: |
Macedonia's population was estimated at
2,066,720 in 2009. Around two-thirds of the people are
Macedonian and about a quarter are Albanian. |
| Capital City: |
Skopje is the capital and largest city
of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the
total population. It is the country's political,
cultural, economic, and academic centre. It was known in
the Roman period under the name Scupi. |
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