| Population :
| 2,071,210 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 21,50%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 231 078.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 213 906.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 67,80%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 707 298.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 696 830.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 10,70%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 97 437.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 124 661.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 32.8 years .
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| Median age male :
| 31.7 years .
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| Median age female :
| 33.9 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.39% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 13.14 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 7.83 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -1.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.08 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.08 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.78 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 12.67 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 10.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 74.73 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 72.45 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 77.2 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| less than 100 (1999 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 100 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Macedonian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Macedonian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.8%, Roma 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.3% (2002) .
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| Religions :
| Macedonian Orthodox 70%, Muslim 29%, other 1% .
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| Languages :
| Macedonian 68%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2%, other 2% .
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| Literacy definition :
| NA .
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| Literacy total :
| NA .
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| Literacy male :
| NA .
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| Literacy female :
| NA .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary democracy .
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| Independence :
| 8 September 1991 referendum by registered voters endorsing independence (from Yugoslavia) .
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| National holiday :
| Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| At independence in September 1991, Macedonia was the least developed of the Yugoslav republics, producing a mere 5% of the total federal output of goods and services. The collapse of Yugoslavia ended transfer payments from the center and eliminated advant.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 30.2% (2002 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA .
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| Agriculture products :
| rice, tobacco, wheat, corn, millet, cotton, sesame, mulberry leaves, citrus, vegetables; beef, pork, poultry, mutton .
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| Industries :
| coal, metallic chromium, lead, zinc, ferronickel, textiles, wood products, tobacco, food processing, buses, steel .
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| Exports commodities :
| food, beverages, tobacco; miscellaneous manufactures, iron and steel .
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| Exports partners :
| Germany 27.1%, Italy 14.8%, Greece 9.8%, Croatia 7%, US 6.1%, Netherlands 4.8% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden .
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| Imports partners :
| Uprising Day, 2 August (1903); note - also known as Saint Elijah's Day and Ilinden .
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| Internet users :
| 100,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| Denes nad Makedonija se ragja
Novo sonce na slobodata.
Makedoncite se borat
Za svoite pravdini !
Makedoncite se borat
Za svoite pravdini !
Odnovo sega znameto se vee na Krushevskata Republika.
Goce Delchev, Pitu Guli,
Dame Gruev, Sandanski !
Goce Delchev, Pitu Guli,
Dame Gruev, Sandanski !
Gorite Makedonski shumno peat
Novi pesni, novi vesnici.
Makedonija slobodna,
Slobodna zhivee !
Makedonija slobodna,
Slobodna zhivee !
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