North Macedonia

Geography

North Macedonia is a landlocked country on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. The land has a total area of 25,710 km² (9,927 mi²). This land area is approximately 102% of the area of Maryland. North Macedonia is thus the 17th smallest country in Europe and ranked 150th in the world. More than half of all residents (59%) live within cities. More than every fourth inhabitant lives in Skopje.

North Macedonia lies at an average elevation of 741 meters above sea level. The highest mountain peak (Golem Korab) is at 2,764 meters. There is no access to the open sea. There are direct national borders with the five neighboring countries Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo and Serbia. The distance between New York City and the Capital Skopje is about 7,510 km (4,666 mi).

The climate in North Macedonia

A moderate climate zone determines the weather in North Macedonia. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 5 and 32 degrees. In some parts of the country, the temperature rises to 34 °C. In the colder months, and depending in the region, the temperature drops to -3 °C in a month's average.

• Detailed climate data for North Macedonia and 7 individual regions
• Earthquakes

Languages

Mother tongue	Distribution
Macedonian	66.5 %
Albanian	25.1 %
Turkish	3.5 %
Romany	1.9 %
Serbian	1.2 %
other	1.8 %

Religions

Religion	Distribution
Orthodoxes	64.8%
other Christs	0.4%
Muslims	33.3%
other	1.5%

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Economy

GDP:	13.83 bn $
Exportations:	9,150.2 M $
Importations:	11,348.1 M $
› Tourism receipts:	253.00 M $
› Debt rate:	53.20 %
› Unemployment rate:	15.1 %
› Inflation rate:	14.20 %
› Corruption index:	40 (bad)
› Energy consumption:	6.4 bn kWh

According to the definition from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), North Macedonia is a developing country because of its lower economic performance.

In terms of revenues, North Macedonia ranks only 79th in the world and, with an average annual income of 6,190 USD is one of the upper middle-income countries.

Land use

10% Urban areas:	2,667 km²
50% Agricultural areas:	12,876 km²
40% Forest:	10,209 km²
2% Water areas:	490 km²

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Transport

Roadways:	14,182 km
Railways:	683 km
› Airports:	1