FACTS

Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece

Area (only Total) total: 25,333 sq kmv

Climate: warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall

Terrain: mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River

Population: 2,061,315

Main Language (only first): Macedonian

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Capital (Name): Skopje

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+1

Independence: 8 September 1991

National holiday: Ilinden Uprising Day, 2 August