Macedonia

Country abbrevation: MK
Tel./ Internet ext.: +389 Internet: .mk
Time zone: +1 GMT
Official name: Republika Makedonija (Republic of Macedonia)-provisional designation by the UN, EU, and NATO is Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) (only because Greece wants that)
Languages: Macedonian 66.5% (official), Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)

Government type:parliamentary democracy
Independence: 8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed independence from Yugoslavia)
Capital: Skopje
Surface (sq. km): 25,333 sq km

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Vardar River 50 m
Highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m

GDP: $18.71 billion (2009 est.)
GDP per capita: $9,100 (2009 est.)
Currency:Macedonian denar (MKD)
Inhabitants: 2,072,086 (July 2010 est.) Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census)
Major religions: Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)

Railways:  
Railway Company: MZ (link) Network lenght:699 km standard gauge 1.435-m gauge (223 km electrified)
EU: Macedonia is a candidate EU-member (since December 2006)