Macedonia

Macedonia is a landlocked country in Balkan Peninsula, which shares its borders with Serbia to the North, Bulgaria to the East; Greece to the South and Albania to the North.

Fast Facts:

Capital: Skopje
Government: Parliamentary Republic
Population: 2,038,514
Currency: Denar
Exchange Rate: Yahoo! Finance Conversion
Official Language: Macedonian, Turkish, Romani, Albanian

History:

Slavic tribes settled in what is present day Macedonia during the 6th Century. The region was conquered by the Ottoman army during the 15th century and remained part of their empire for over 500 years. During the First Balkan War the area was captured by Serbia. In 1929 the kingdom was officially renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and divided into provinces. On September 8, 1991 the Socialist Republic of Macedonia attempted to gain its independence from Yugoslavia and rename itself the Republic of Macedonia.

Death of Present Boris Trajkovski:

On February 26, 2004, the President of Macedonia Boris Trajkovski was killed in a plane crash. The official investigation revealed the cause was procedural mistakes made by the crew during the approach to Mostar airport.

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