Macédoine

Exact population: 2,050,554 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 96.1%; male: 98.2%; female: 94.1%
Ethnicities: Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census)
Land boundaries: Total: 766 km; border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia and Montenegro 221 km
Terrain: Mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River
Extremes: Lowest point: Vardar River 50 m; highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m
Imports: Greece 15.5%, Germany 13.1%, Serbia and Montenegro 10.4%, Slovenia 8.6%, Bulgaria 8.1%, Turkey 6%, Romania 4.7% (2004)
Exports: Serbia and Montenegro 31.4%, Germany 19.9%, Greece 9%, Croatia 6.9%, US 4.9% (2004)
Industries: Coal, metallic chromium, lead, zinc, ferronickel, textiles, wood products, tobacco, food processing, buses, steel

Source: CIA World Factbook