Country code: MK
Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Area: total: 25,333 sq km (water: 477 sq km; land:
24,856 sq km)
Population: 2,063,122 (July 2003 est.)
Capital: Skopje
Languages: Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish
3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3%
Currency: Macedonian denar
Religions: Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%,
other 3%
Industries: coal, metallic chromium, lead, zinc,
ferronickel, textiles, wood products, tobacco, food processing,
buses
Agriculture - products: rice, tobacco, wheat, corn,
millet, cotton, sesame, mulberry leaves, citrus, vegetables, beef,
pork, poultry
Exports - commodities: food, beverages, tobacco,
miscellaneous manufactures, iron and steel
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment,
chemicals, fuels, food products