Macedonia is a landlocked Balkan nation of mountains, lakes and ancient towns with Ottoman and European architecture. The capital, Skopje, is known for its sprawling Old Bazaar quarter and historic buildings turned museums, including the National Gallery of Macedonia, housed in a 15th-century Turkish bath complex. The southern city Ohrid, on a lake of the same name, has a medieval townscape and hilltop castle.
Languages: Macedonian, Albanian
Ethnic Groups: Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2%
Belief Systems: Christianity, Islam
Demographics:
Population: 536427 people (World Rank: 173rd) (2014 estimate)
Population Density: 537 people/mi^2 (People per Square Mile) (World Rank: 64th) (2014 estimate)
Population Growth: 1.27 %/yr (World Rank: 102nd) (2013 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 80.5 years (World Rank: 28th) (2013 estimate)
Median Age: 38.9 years (World Rank: 31st) (2010 estimate)
Sites for More Information:
Map of Macedonia
Worldatlas.com
Country Profile for Macedonia
United Nations
Macedonia - General Information
Encyclopedia.com
Tourism:
Travel Info for Macedonia
Travelnotes.org
More Travel Info for Macedonia
Even More Travel Info for Macedonia
Language Resources:
Learn the Language of Macedonia
Government Related:
Macedonian Embassy
in Washington D.C.
Macedonian Government Web Sites
by Gunnar Anzinger
