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People of Macedonia

Population:2,055,915 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 19.8% (male 210,418/female 195,884)
15-64 years: 69.1% (male 715,997/female 704,739)
65 years and over: 11.1% (male 99,892/female 128,985) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 34.4 years
male: 33.5 years
female: 35.5 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.263% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.074 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.016 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.774 male(s)/female
total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 9.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 74.21 years
male: 71.73 years
female: 76.88 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.57 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:less than 200 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Macedonian(s)
adjective: Macedonian
Ethnic groups:Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census)
Religions:Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.37%, other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)
Languages:Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
male: 98.2%
female: 94.1% (2002 census)

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  • Population: 2,055,915 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 25,333 sq km
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  • Literacy: 96.1%

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Macedonia Internet

  • Usage: 392,671
  • Penetration: 19.2 %
  • Top Domain: .mk

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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