FYR Macedonia
Country Info
Basic data
Population
Macedonia 2,034,000
Skopje 507,000
Territory
25,300 square kilometres
Macedonia’s longest river is the Vardar, 301km long, and its highest peak is Golem Korab, at 2,753 metres above sea level, one of 16 mountains over 2,000 metres high in the country. There are 53 lakes, the largest being Lake Ohrid. Macedonia is bordered by Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo and Serbia. The local time is GMT+1 (GMT+2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).