Languages: Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%
Religions: Macedonian Orthodox 64.8%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.4%, other and unspecified 1.5%
Formal name: Republic of Macedonia
Alternate names: FYROM, Makedonija, Peoples Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Macedonia, Republika Makedonija, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Government type: parliamentary republic
Leaders: chief of state: President Gjorge IVANOV; head of government: Interim Prime Minister Emil DIMITRIEV
Capital: Skopje
Administrative divisions: 70 municipalities and 1 city