Country Profile
Long Name		Republika Makedonija (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Capital		Skopje
Area (sq km)		25,333
Population		2,046,209
Currency		Macedonian denar (MKD)
Language		Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
Highest point		Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit), elev. 2,753 m  (around 9,032 ft)
Lowest point		Vardar River, elev. 50 m  (around 164 ft)
Type of Government		Emerging democracy
Ethnic composition		Macedonian 66.6%, Albanian 22.7%, Turkish 4%, Roma 2.2%, Serb 2.1%, other 2.4%