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2. • THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIAN
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA is a
country located in the central
Balkan peninsula in Southeast
Europe. A landlocked country,
the Republic of Macedonia is
bordered by Kosovo to the
northwest, Serbia to the
north, Bulgaria to the east,
Greece to the south, and
Albania to the west.
THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIAN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

3. The country's capital is Skopje.
Other cities include Bitola, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, Ohrid, Veles, Štip, Kočani,
Gostivar, Kavadarci, and Strumica.
SKOPJE

4. STATISTICAL RELIGIONS OF THE FORMER
YUGOSLAVIAN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
The regions are:
• Eastern
• Northeastern
• Pelagonia
• Polog
• Skopje
• Southeastern
• Southwestern
• Vardar

5. GEOGRAPHY
The Former Yugoslavian
Republic Of Macedonia
has a total area of
25,713 km2
,has some
748 km
of boundaries,
shared with Serbia to
the North, Kosovo to
the northwest, Bulgaria
to the east, Greece to
the south, and
Albania to the west.

6. CLIMATE
The Former Yugoslav
Republic Of Macedonia has
a transitional climate from
Mediterranean to
continental. The summers
are hot and dry, and the
winters are moderately
cold. The majority of
Macedonia has a
moderate continental
climate with warm and dry
summers and relatively cold
and wet winters.

7. POLITICS
The Former Yugoslavian
Republic of Macedonia is
aparliamentary
democracy with an executive
governmentcomposed of
coalition of parties from
the unicameral legislature and
an independent judicial branch
with a constitutional court. The
Assembly is made up of 120
seats and the members are
elected every four years.

8. RELIGION
• Christians are a majority, with 64.7% of the population belonging to the
Macedonian branch of Eastern Orthodoxy, while various Christian
denominations occupy 0.37% of the population. Muslims comprise 33.3%
of the population. Most Muslims are Albanian, Turkish, or Roma,
although some are Macedonian Muslims. The remaining 1.63% is
recorded as "unspecified" in the 2002 national census. Altogether, there
are more than 1200 churches and 400 mosques in the country.
The Church of St. George in Kumanovo (left) and Šarena Džamij
Mosque in Tetovo (right

9. CHURCH OF ST. CLEMENT OF OHRID
THE BIGGEST CHURCH INTHE FORMER YUGOSLAVIAN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

10. LANGUAGES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIAN
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
The official and most widely spoken language is Macedonian. A wide variety
of languages are spoken in Macedonia, reflecting its ethnic diversity. Besides
the official national language Macedonian, minority languages are: Albanian,
Romani, Turkish, Serbian/Bosnian.

11. EDUCATION
The Macedonian education system consists of:
• pre-school education
• primary
• secondary
• higher
• The higher levels of education can be obtained at
one of the five state universities: Ss. Cyril and
Methodius University of Skopje, St. Clement of Ohrid
University of Bitola, Goce Delčev University of Štip,
State University of Tetovo and University for Information
Science and Technology "St. Paul The Apostle" in Ohrid.
There are a number of private university institutions,
such as the European University, Slavic University in Sveti
Nikole, the South East European University and others.
The national library of Macedonia, National and University
Libra.
The state university Ss. Cyril and
Methodius in the capital Skopje

13. The Former Yugoslavian Republic Of Macedonia has a
rich cultural heritage in art,architecture, poetry, and
music. It has many ancient,protected religious sites.
Poetry, cinema, and music festivals are held
annually. The most important cultural events in the
country the Ohrid Summer festival of classical music
and drama, the Struga Poetry Evenings which gather
poets from more than 50 countries in the world,
International Camera Festival in Bitola, Open Youth
Theatre and Skopje Jazz Festival in Skopje etc.
The Macedonian Opera opened in 1947 with a
performance of Cavalleria rusticana under the
direction of Branko Pomorisac. Every year, the May
Opera Evenings are held in Skopje for around 20
nights. The first May Opera performance was that
of Kiril Makedonski's Tsar Samuil in May 1972.

15. CUISINE
Macedonian cuisine is a representative of the Balkans—
reflecting Mediterranean(Greek) and Middle Eastern (Turkish) influences,
and to a lesser extent Italian, German and Eastern European ones.
Famous for its rich Šopska salad, an appetiser and side dish which
accompanies almost every meal, Macedonian cuisine is also noted for the
diversity and quality of its dairy products, wines, and local alcoholic
beverages, such as rakija. Tavče Gravče and mastika are considered the
national dish and drink of the Republic of Macedonia, respectively.

16. SPORT
• Football and handballare the most popular sports in Macedonia. Their home
stadium is the Philip II Arena. The Macedonian national basketball teamrepresents
the Republic of Macedonia in international basketball. In the summer months
The Ohrid Swimming Marathonis an annual event on Lake Ohrid and during the
winter months there is skiing in Macedonia's winter sports centres. Macedonia
also takes part in the Olympic Games

17. MONASTERY OF SAINT NAUM

18. KRUSEVO

19. ST. SOPHIA CATHEDRAL

20. Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa in Strumica

21. LANDSCAPE OF MOUNT KORAB