Macedonia, which has a population of a little over two million, is nearly two thirds christian. Skopje, Macedonia's capital, is the largest city in the country.
-there are slightly more males in this country, even though women tend to live longer
-almost half of the population is under 30
-15,000 marriages happen per year, and only 500 of them get divorced
-has 6 professional orchestras, holding 100 concerts a year, getting an audience of more than 50,000
-the highest town in Macedonia is Krushevo (1,350 meters) while the lowest is Gevgelija, (45 meters)
-the most popular sport is soccer, then basketball, handball, volleyball, wrestling, swimming and karate
-the sport that has won the most prizes is wrestling. Saban Trstena won the gold medal in the 1984 olyimpics in Los Angeles and the silver in 1988 in Seoul
Macedonia is a parliamentry democracy, which was established in their constitution in 1991.
http://faq.macedonia.org/information/101.html#94
http://www.stumblerz.com/interesting-facts-about-macedonia/
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