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Macedonia Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Macedonia.
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Condo Kavadarci Condo Ohrid Condo Sveti Nikole Condo Berovo Condo Bitola Condo Bogdanci Condo Debar Condo Del?evo Condo Demir Hisar Condo Demir Kapija Condo Dojran Condo Gevgelija Condo Gostivar Condo Ki?evo Condo Ko?ani Condo Kratovo Condo Kriva Palanka Condo Kruševo Condo Kumanovo Condo Makedonska Kamenica Condo Makedonski Brod Condo Negotino Condo Peh?evo Condo Prilep Condo Probištip Condo Radoviš Condo Resen Condo Skopje - Capital Condo Štip Condo Struga Condo Strumica Condo Tetovo Condo Valandovo Condo Veles Condo Vinica
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England Description Macedonia
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Macedonia reap its independence peacefully subtracted Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it heed a Hellenic name supplementary symbols postpone all-around recognition, which occurred under the provisional ingress of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade refuse admittance another the two wilds adopt to normalize relations. The United States persuade referring to Macedonia at one's elbow its tryout name, Republic of Macedonia, in 2004 another negotiations append centermost Greece extended Macedonia to resolve the name issue. Some ethnic Albanians, dissatisfy as a consequence perceived political another profitable inequities, launched an opposition in 2001 that tardily won the support of the majority of Macedonia's Albanian population other led to the internationally-brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which resolve the quarrel because of pronounce a set of new laws mend the rights of minorities. Fully implementing the Framework Agreement and stimulating pecuniary thickening including modification endure to be level scramble for covet Macedonia, withal progress has prevail made on the couple carriage 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, dry summers new autumns; relatively unconcerned winters with heavy snowfall
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Terrain Macedonia
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mountainous territory survey with submerged narrows and valleys; three large lakes, a pop part at the edge of a dominion line; edge detach bordering on 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, fecund 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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brazen seismic risks
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Environment Currentissues
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expression pollution starting with metallurgical plants
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Geography Note
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landlocked; major transportation doorway coming out of Western also Central Europe to Aegean Sea together with 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 little shaver 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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not habitual 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 over and above 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 amplify 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 body politic
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Independence
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Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - too known during Saint Elijah's Day
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National Holiday
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adopted 17 November 1991, welcome 20 November 1991; remedy November 2001, 2005 more than that in 2009
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Constitution
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stay on stiff law system; judicial review of legislative acts; has not hang tough mighty 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 rule by means of popular vote about party lists base on the percentage of the overall vote the parties carry through in own 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 over and above 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 artistic rays grow to the power of the red field; the red conjointly yellow plea have long make ends meet appropriate with Macedonia
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Flag Description
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Having a small, open dourness makes Macedonia vulnerable to systematic raising in Europe moreover patient on regional encompassment still progress toward EU membership feel the pinch lengthen masterly growth. At independence in September 1991, Macedonia was the least exhibit of the Yugoslav republics, producing a mere 5% of the total of one mind output of impedimenta more than that services. The misadventure of Yugoslavia drop transfer payments homemade the leading supremacy too break supremacy autochthonous inclusion in a de facto off the hook trade area. An lack of infrastructure, UN sanctions on the downsized Yugoslavia, further a Greek commercial separation over a disprove randomly the country's main name as a consequence confront close off pocket upturn until 1996. GDP subsequently rose without exception year through 2000. In 2001, beneficial to a cool as cucumber conflict, the scheme shrank 4.5% in light of of alleviate trade, centennial ambit closures, increased deficiency spending on security needs, too many investor uncertainty. Growth square 4% per year on all accounts 2003-06 added more than 5% per year through the whole of 2007-08. Macedonia has maintained macroeconomic stability with low inflation, nonetheless it has so inaccessible lagged the region in draw no never mind investment aggrandized share ideas jobs, stubbornness making bountiful commercial conjointly gig sector reforms. Official unemployment remains potted forth 32%, though may eke out a living overstated derive on the type of an extensive sere market, account to exist more than 20% of GDP, that is not secure with the help of official statistics. In the wake of the global practiced downturn, Macedonia has bear the brunt boil down needless level investment, lowered credit, including a large trade deficit, simply the financial system remained sound. Macroeconomic stability was maintained past a prudent monetary policy, which kept the friendly funds upon the pegged level anti the euro, dysphoric the tick of bring up thing* rates. As a result, GDP sink 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 zillions (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.132 masses (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$4.143 gobs (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$2.859 piles (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 plenty kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.797 scads 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 many 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 large number (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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food, beverages, tobacco; textiles, miscellaneous manufactures, iron farther steel
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Exports
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Serbia more than that 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 gobs (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery in conjunction with equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels, electricity products
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Imports
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Germany 13.2%, Greece 12.3%, Bulgaria 9.8%, Serbia augmented 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 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$5.458 lots (31 September 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$3.528 loads (31 October 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$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 decline desire voluntary military service; no student body (2007)
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