Historical Macedonia has been under the Hellenic cultural influence since the 10th century. VII a. C. In the second half of the century. IV a. C. its ruler Philip II subdued Greece, while his son Alexander the Great with his conquests placed it at the head of the largest empire built up to then, extended from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. In 149 a. C. became a Roman province. In…
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Macedonia is located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, and is slightly smaller in area than Dalarna. Due to a name conflict with Greece, the country is also known internationally as “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. Capital: Skopje Biggest city: Skopje State: republic Language: Macedonian Religion: orthodox christianity, islam Surface: 25 333 km² Population: 2.1 million (2013) Population density: 82 residents per km² Life expectancy: 75 years Illiteracy:…
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Macedonians make up about two-thirds of the population while about one-fourth are Albanians. In addition, the country also houses small groups of Turks, Romans, Serbs, Bosniaks and Vlachs, among others. Since 2019, Albanian is the official language alongside the Macedonian. Data on the size of the population is based on estimates, no census has been held since 2002. A new census would have started in 2011, but it has been…
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