Skopje

Skopje (see also different names) is the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. It has approx. 650,000 inhabitants (2000 estimate) and is located on the upper Vardar river. Skopje is located at 42?0' North, 21? 26' East (42.0, 21.4333). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

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Skopje is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the modern Republic of Macedonia. It is a major centre for the metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leather, and printing industries. Industrial development of the city has been accompanied by an intensive development of the trade and banking sectors, as well as an emphasis on the fields of culture and sport.

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Republic of Macedonia: The Republic of Macedonia?, referred to by the United Nations and many countries as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), is an independent state on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is often called Macedonia, although this can cause confusion with the wider geographical r...

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Vardar: The Vardar (or Axi?s, Greek: ?????, the ancient and current Greek name of the river) is the principal river of the Macedonian region of south-eastern Europe. It is 388 km long, and drains an area of around 25,000 km?....