North Macedonia

• dispute with Greece over name;
• in September 1995, Skopje and Athens signed an interim accord resolving their dispute over symbols and certain constitutional provisions;
• Athens also lifted its economic embargo on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

• mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys;
• there are three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line;
• country bisected by the Vardar River

lowest point:

Vardar River 50 m

highest point:

Korab 2,753 m

arable land:

5%

permanent crops:

5%

meadows and pastures:

20%

forest and woodland:

30%

other:

40%

current issues:

air pollution from metallurgical plants

natural hazards:

high seismic risks

international agreements:

party to - Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

0-14 years:

22% (male 242,593; female 228,563)

15-64 years:

68% (male 728,969; female 703,665)

65 years and over:

10% (male 90,363; female 109,882) (July 1996 est.)

at birth:

1.08 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.82 male(s)/female

all ages:

1.02 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

total population:

71.94 years

male:

69.86 years

female:

74.18 years (1996 est.)

noun:

Macedonian(s)

adjective:

Macedonian

conventional long form:

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

conventional short form:

none

local long form:

Republika Makedonija

local short form:

Makedonija

abbreviation:

FYROM

34 counties (opstinas, singular - opstina) Berovo, Bitola, Brod, Debar, Delcevo, Gevgelija, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Kicevo, Kocani, Kratovo, Kriva Palanka, Krusevo, Kumanovo, Murgasevo, Negotino, Ohrid, Prilep, Probistip, Radovis, Resen, Skopje-Centar, Skopje-Cair, Skopje-Karpos, Skopje-Kisela Voda, Skopje-Gazi Baba, Stip, Struga, Strumica, Sveti Nikole, Tetovo, Titov Veles, Valandovo, Vinica

chief of state:

• President Kiro GLIGOROV (since 27 January 1991) was elected by the Assembly in 1991 and reelected by popular vote in 1994;
• election last held 16 October 1994 (next to be held NA 1997);
• results - percent of vote NA;
• note - following a failed assassination attempt on the president in October 1995, then Parliamentary Speaker Stojan ANDOV was acting president;
• GLIGOROV resumed his duties in early 1996

head of government:

Prime Minister Branko CRVENKOVSKI (since 4 September 1992) was appointed by the president

cabinet:

• Council of Ministers were elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly;
• note - after the withdrawal of the Liberal Party from the ruling coalition in early 1996, the Council of Ministers was reorganized without LP participation

• elections last held 16 and 30 October 1994 (next to be held NA November 1998);
• results - percent of vote by party NA;
• seats - (120 total) SDSM 58, LP 29, SPM 8, PDP 10, NDP 4, independents 7, other 4

• Social-Democratic Alliance of Macedonia (SDSM; former Communist Party), Branko CRVENKOVSKI, president;
• Party for Democratic Prosperity (PDP), Abdurahman HALITI, president;
• National Democratic Party (NDP), Ilijas HALINI, president;
• Alliance of Reform Forces of Macedonia - Liberal Party (SRSM-LP), Stojan ANDOV, president;
• Socialist Party of Macedonia (SPM), Kiro POPOVSKI, president;
• Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE), Ljupco GEORGIEVSKI, president;
• Party of Yugoslavs in Macedonia (SJM), Milan DURCINOV, president;
• Democratic Party (DP), Petar GOSEV, president;
• Party for Democratic Prosperity of Albanians (PDPA), Arben XHAFFERI, president

• Movement for All Macedonian Action (MAAK);
• Democratic Party of Serbs;
• Democratic Party of Turks;
• Party for Democratic Action (Slavic Muslim)

chief of mission:

Ambassador Ljubica ACEVSKA

chancery:

3050 K Street, NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20007

telephone:

[1] (202) 337 3063

chief of mission:

Ambassador-designate Christopher HILL; Charge d'Affaires Victor D. COMRAS

embassy:

ul. 27 Mart No. 5, 9100 Skopje

mailing address:

United States Liaison Office Skopje, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-7120 (pouch)

telephone:

[389] (91) 116-180

revenues:

$NA

expenditures:

$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA

• the denar, which was adopted by the Macedonian legislature 26 April 1992, was initially issued in the form of a coupon pegged to the German mark;
• subsequently repegged to a basket of seven currencies

total:

699 km

standard gauge:

699 km 1.435-m gauge (232 km electrified) (1995)

total:

10,591 km

paved:

5,091 km

unpaved:

5,500 km (1991 est.)

domestic:

NA

international:

NA

males age 15-49:

571,927

males fit for military service:

458,231

males reach military age (19) annually:

16,698 (1996 est.)