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GeographyLocation: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Area: Land boundaries: total 748 km, Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 228 km, Serbiaand Montenegro 221 km (all with Serbia) Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,159,503 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.9% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 15.82 births/1,000 population Death rate: 6.7 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 24.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.02 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Macedonian 65%, Albanian 22%, Turkish 4%, Serb 2%, Gypsies 3%, other4% Religions: Eastern Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3% Languages: Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other3% Literacy: NA%
Government
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Type: emerging democracy Capital: Skopje Independence: 17 September 1991 (from Yugoslavia) Constitution: adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.9 billion National product real growth rate: -15% National product per capita: $900 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 54% Unemployment rate: 30%
Electricity:
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| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |