| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Macedonian |
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| Other languages: | Albanian, Roma, Serbian, Turkish |
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| Currency: |
Macedonian denars (MKD) €1 = MKD0.00, $1 = MKD55.50, £1 = MKD0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .mk | International Dialling Code: 389 |
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For help planning your trip to Macedonia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Macedonia trip planning page.
Further information on Macedonia
Discover more about Macedonia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 25,333 sq km (477 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Albania (151km), Bulgaria (148km), Greece (246km), Kosovo (159km), Serbia (62km)
Highest mountain: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) (2,764m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Macedonia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 72/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 53/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 115/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 64/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 81/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Macedonia Status: Independent Country
Population: 2,091,719 (rank: 143/196) Density: 82.5 people/sq km (rank: 95/196)
Ethnic groups: Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census)
Religions: Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
GDP (PPP): $22.57 billion GDP per capita: $10,800 (rank: 89/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.