• Size: 9,779 sq. miles (25,333 sq. km) -- slightly larger than Vermont
  
• Languages: Macedonian (Albanian, Turkish, Roma and Serbian are also official languages where over 20% of the population belongs to ethnic communities)
  
• Population : 2.02 million (2002) - 64.18% Macedonian, 25.17% Albanian, 3.85% Turkish, 2.66% Roma, 1.78% Serbs, 0.84% Bosniac, 0.48% Vlach, 1.04% other
  
• Population growth rate: 0.39% (2004 est.)
  
• Life expectancy: males - 72.45 years, females - 77.2 years (2004 est.)
  
• Infant Mortality: 11.74 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004 est.)
  
• Per Capita GNI: PPP - $6600 (2003 est)
  
• Gross National Income(GNI): PPP - $13.2 billion (2003 est.)
  
• Real Annual Economic Growth: 2.8% (2003 est.)
  
• Annual Inflation: 5.3% (2001), 4.6% (2001), 3% (2002 est.)
  
• Private Sector Share of GDP: 60% (1998)
  
• Foreign Direct Investment Per Capita: $83 (1998), $16 (1999), $76 (2000), $217 (2001)

Map of Macedonia

Information about Macedonia is available from several United States Government websites:

The headquarters USAID website page on Macedonia contains a wealth of background data. The Macedonia Overview discusses the development challenge and recent U.S. assistance. Maintaining stability is discussed in a separate article. The CIA Factbook provides an excellent summary of government, demographic and economic data. The website of the United States Embassy, Skopje, provides information on U.S. policies and programs concerned with Macedonia. The United States Department of State has links to numerous issues of current concern to Macedonia. Summaries of historical Macedonian issues have been prepared by the Library of Congress.

The following references do not constitute an endorsement or warranty by USAID of any specific product, process, or service.