Official title:
Republic of North Macedonia
General information:
Population: 1,820,000 (2024 est.)
Total area: 25,713 km2
Capital: Skopje
Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD)
National holiday: Republic Day, 8th September (independence referendum 1991)
Official languages:
Official language: Macedonian
Language in official use nationwide: Albanian (under the Law on the Use of Languages, 2019)
Type of state: Unitary parliamentary republic
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): $16.6 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $9,120 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $26.5 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: approximately $21,000–$23,000
- GDP (real growth rate): 3.2% (2024 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture ~7%
- Industry ~30%
- Services ~63%
Agriculture products: tobacco, grapes, fruits and vegetables, wheat, barley, herbs
Main industries: food processing, textiles, chemicals, refining, iron and steel production, machinery, automotive components
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: supported catalysts, ignition wiring sets, seats and parts, electrical machinery and parts, basic manufactures
Main export partners:
- Germany 44%,
- Serbia 4.8%,
- Kosovo 4.8%,
- Bulgaria 4.4%,
- Greece 3.7% (2023 est.)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: petroleum oils and derivatives, platinum group metals, motor vehicles, machinery and equipment
Main import partners:
- Germany 24.8%,
- United Kingdom 7.8%,
- Greece 6.9%,
- China 5.7%,
- Serbia 5.6% (2023 est.)