2. MORE ABOUT MACEDONIA
Capital: Skopje
Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD)
Population: 2.1 million
President: Gjorge Ivanov
Official regional languages:
Albanian
Turkish
Romani
Serbian
7. FAMOUS PEOPLE :
Lambe Alabakovski (singer)
Alexander the Great (king)
Tijana Dapcevic (singer)
(there are WAY more)
8. MILLENNIUM CROSS
The construction of the cross began
in 2002 The cross was built on the
highest point of the Vodno mountain.
On 8 September 2008, the
independence day of the Republic of
Macedonia, an elevator was installed
inside the cross. In 2009, a
restaurant and a souvenir shop were
opened next to the cross. At night the
cross shines down over the city.