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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Republika Makedonija
abbreviation: F.Y.R.O.M.
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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408,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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12,362 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: NA |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 29, FM 20, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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410,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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510,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.mk |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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6 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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100,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 699 km
standard gauge: 699 km 1.435-m gauge (233 km electrified) note: a 56-km extension of the Kumanovo-Beljakovce line to the Bulgarian border at Gyueshevo is under construction (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 8,684 km
paved: 5,540 km (including 133 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,144 km (1997) |
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Waterways:
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note: lake transport only, on the Greek and Albanian borders |
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Pipelines:
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10 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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none |
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Airports:
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17 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 under 914 m: 8 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 4 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army (ARM), Air and Air Defense Forces, Police Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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19 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 551,523 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 444,575 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 17,905 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$200 million (FY01/02 est.) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6% (FY01/02 est.) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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dispute with Greece over country's name persists; 2001 FYROM-Yugoslavia boundary delimitation agreement, which adjusts former republic boundaries, was signed and ratified and awaits demarcation; ethnic Albanians in Kosovo dispute legitimacy of the agreement, which cedes small tracts of Kosovo lands to FYROM |
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Illicit drugs:
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major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined for Europe; while money laundering is a problem on a local level due to organized crime activities, the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center |