According to Countryaah website, Macedonia has around 2.1 million residents.
Ethnic composition
Macedonians: 64.2%
Albanians: 25.2%
Turks: 3.9%
Roma: 2.7%
Serbs: 1.8%
Bosniaks 0.8%
Vlaxes 0.5%
other 1%
Religious affiliation
Macedonian Orthodox Church 32.4%
Muslim 16.9%
Catholics 0.5%
evangelical methodists. Jews without denomination 4.5%
National language
The official language is Macedonian.
The following languages are also spoken:
Albanian
Turkish
Romani
Serbian
Vlachian
Capital and other cities
The capital is Skopje with a population of 507,000. According to Abbreviation Finder, UEM stands for Macedonia in English. Click to see other meanings of this 3-letter acronym.
Other cities are:
Cumano with around 103,000. Residents
Bitola with around 86,400 residents
Prilep with around 73,000 residents
Tetovo with around 71,000 residents
Veles with around 57,500 residents
Ohrid with around 56,500 residents
Macedonia: geography
National borders
Macedonia shares a border with the following countries:
Albania with a length of around 151 km
Bulgaria with a length of around 148 km
Greece with a length of around 246 km
Serbia with a length of 72 km
Kosovo with a length of around 134 km.
Area and land use
Macedonia is a landlocked country on the Balkan Peninsula and covers an area of 25,713 km², of which about 480 km² is water. Check topmbadirectory for politics, flags, famous people, animals and plants of Macedonia.
Furthermore:
ForestAround 39% of the country is forested.
Meadow, pasture landAround 25% of the land is used as meadow or pasture land.
Arable land and fieldsAround 8% of the land is used as arable land or fields, particularly for growing grapes, grain, rice, cotton and tobacco.
MountainsIn the northwest lies the Sar Planina Mountains. The western mountains are a branch of the Dinaric Alps.
National borders
Macedonia shares a border with the following countries:
Albania with a length of around 151 km
Bulgaria with a length of around 148 km
Greece with a length of around 246 km
Serbia with a length of 72 km
Kosovo with a length of around 134 km.
Longitude and latitude
Macedonia extends over the following geographical latitude (abbreviation Δφ) and geographical longitude (abbreviation Δλ):
Δφ = from around 40º to 43º north latitude. Δλ = from around 19º to 23º east longitude
You can find detailed information on this subject under Longitude and Latitude.
Time
For Macedonia, the following value applies to Central European Time (CET).
Δt (CET) = 0 h
Further and detailed explanations of the time can be found under Time zones, time.
Highest level of the sun in Skopje
Skopje lies at a northern latitude of around φ = 42 ° (exactly: 32 ° 05 ‘).
If the sun is at the tropic, i.e. at δ = 23.5 °, Helsinki is Skopje, this is June 21. Then, for the highest position of the sun at noon, according to Eq. 1 (see position of the sun):
42 ° = (90 ° – h) + 23.5 °
so:
H = 71.5 °
At 71.5 °, the sun in Skopje has the highest level of the entire year above the horizon (precisely: above the horizon).
Mountains
Golem Korab
The highest mountain in the country is the Golem Korab with a height of 2,764 m.
Other high mountains are:
Titov Vrh with a height of 2,747 m
Peskovi with a height of 2,651m
Pilister with a height of 2,610 m
Crni Vrh with an altitude of 2,585 m
Vrtop with a height of 2,555 m
Solunska Glava with a height of 2,538 m
Rivers, Vardar
Vardar
The longest river in the country is the Vardar with a length of around 388 km. The river has its source in the western high mountains near the border with Albania. The river flows through the entire country, first in a northeast direction and then turns in a southeast direction. It flows through the city of Skopje. After crossing the border, the river flows under the name Axios through Macedonia, which belongs to Greece, and then flows into the Thermaïschen Gulf in the Aegean Sea.
Other rivers in the country are:
P’cinja
Crni Drim with a length of around 285 km
Strumica
Lakes
LakeOhrid
The country includes several lakes. The largest lake is Lake Ohrid on the border with Albania with a total area of about 349 km², of which about 2/3 belong to Macedonia.
PrespaLakePrespa
Lake is located in the triangle of Macedonia, Albania and Greece. It covers an area of 275 km², of which around 190 km² belong to Macedonia. The lake has the greatest depth at around 55 m.
The two lakes are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites
