About Macedonia
General Facts

- Official name:
- Republic of Macedonia
- Area:
- 25.713 km2
- Population:
- 2.038.059 (census from 2002)
- Capital:
- Skopje, about 600.000 citizens
- The official language:
- Macedonian
- Alphabet:
- Cyrillic
- Religions:
- Mainly Orthodox Christians, then Muslim, Roman Catholic and others
- Political structure:
- State with parliamentary democracy
- Independence day:
- 8th of September
- Localities under UNESCO protection:
- The town of Ohrid and Ohrid Lake
- Currency:
- Denar: 1 Denar = 100 Deni
- Time:
- GMT+1
- Weights and measurements:
- SI
- Electricity:
- 220 volts, 50 Hz
- Important telephone numbers:
- Police - 192
Emergency medical assistance - 194
Fire brigade - 193
Money
- Currency:
- DENAR (MKD)
- Foreign Currency Exchange:
- At the time of writting the exchange rates were:
61,3 MKD = 1 EUR
43,0 MKD = 1 USD
Money can be exchanged at hotels, banks and exchange offices at the current rate of exchange, or almost everywere you can pay in euro and get your change in denars
The only legal tender in Macedonia is the Macedonian "Denar", which ws introduced as a official currency in 1992.
- Note bills:
- 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 MKD.
- Coins:
- 1, 2 & 5 MKD.
- Credit cards:
- American Express, Visa, Diners club, MasterCard, Maestro and Eurocard are accepted. Travellers cheques can be exchanged in any major bank office.
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- 7:00 15:00
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- 7:00 19:00
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(1 Euro 61.5 MKD):
- 60 120
- 45-55
- 30
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- 80-150
- 50-150
- 180-250
- 70-100
- Ta
- 30 50 25 MKD .
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For vehicles
The car license, the green of blue insurance card and the power of attorney if another person drives the car.