Supporting materials for students in their first year of studying Macedonian
Last Updated: Apr 18, 2012
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From CIA - The World Factbook. Accessed online at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mk.html, May 25, 2011.
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Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece's
objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols
delayed international recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation
of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month
trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations. The United
States began referring to Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of
Macedonia, in 2004 and negotiations continue between Greece and Macedonia to
resolve the name issue. Some ethnic Albanians, angered by perceived political
and economic inequities, launched an insurgency in 2001 that eventually won the
support of the majority of Macedonia's Albanian population and led to the
internationally-brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting
by establishing a set of new laws enhancing the rights of minorities. Fully
implementing the Framework Agreement and stimulating economic growth and
development continue to be challenges for Macedonia, although progress has
been made on both fronts over the past several years.
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Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
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41 50 N, 22 00 E
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total: 25,713 sq km
country comparison to the world: 149
land: 25,433 sq km
water: 280 sq km
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slightly larger than Vermont
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total: 766 km
border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Kosovo 159 km,
Serbia 62 km
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0 km (landlocked)
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none (landlocked)
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warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
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mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each
divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River
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lowest point: Vardar River 50 m
highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m
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low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver,
asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land
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arable land: 22.01%
permanent crops: 1.79%
other: 76.2% (2005)
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550 sq km (2003)
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6.4 cu km (2001)
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total: 2.27
per capita: 1,118 cu m/yr (2000)
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high seismic risks
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air pollution from metallurgical plants
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party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer
Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean
Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe
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