North Macedonia: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As	Macedonia • Republika Makedonija • Makedonija • The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia • Republic of North Macedonia
Head Of Government	Prime Minister: Talat Xhaferi
Capital	Skopje
Population	(2024 est.) 1,814,000
Head Of State	President: Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
Form Of Government	unitary multiparty republic with a unicameral legislature (Sobranie, or Assembly [123])
Official Languages	Macedonian; Albanian²
Official Religion	none
Official Name¹	Republika Severna Makedonija (Macedonian); Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut (Albanian)² (Republic of North Macedonia)
Total Area (Sq Km)	25,436
Total Area (Sq Mi)	9,821
Monetary Unit	denar (MKD)
Population Rank	(2023) 150
Population Projection 2030	2,071,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi	(2024) 184.7
Density: Persons Per Sq Km	(2024) 71.3
Urban-Rural Population	Urban: (2021) 61.6% • Rural: (2021) 38.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth	Male: (2020–2022) 72.2 years • Female: (2020–2022) 76.7 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate	Male: (2014) 99% • Female: (2014) 97%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000)	(2023) 13,879
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$)	(2023) 7,660
¹On February 12, 2019, the name of the country was officially changed from the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia.²Under the terms of Amendment 5 to the constitution, Albanian is accorded the status of an official language in communities in which it is spoken by at least 20 percent of the population.