Country Profiles: Macedonia

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia -- Republika Makedonija

Diplomatic and Official Information

• Statistics on Macedonia: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Skopje
• Embassy of Macedonia in Washington, D.C.
• The Government of the Republic of Macedonia

International Organizations and Development Programs

• World Bank: Europe and Central Asia regional page
• USAID Macedonia Country Page Information about Macedonia and USAID programs
• Macedonia and the IMF The IMF's Macedonia Country Page with links to articles
• Economic Reconstruction and Development in South East Europe Information regarding the impact of recent wars on the national economies of Southeastern Europe

Internet Resources: General

• Slavic and East European Library at the University of Illinois; includes a guide to internet resources and access to their excellent Slavic Reference Service
• MINA Macedonian International News Agency
• Reesweb The best collection of internet resources about Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
• The East Central European Center at Columbia University

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• Macedonia.org collection of Macedonian sites

Online News Sites and Servers

• Macedonian Information Centre Listserve news available in English and Macedonian
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Macedonian Language Study

• The Russian and East European Summer Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• Macedonian Language
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• University SS. Kiril and Metodij Skopje
• American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships and Grants for East European Studies
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Provides funding for study in many scholarly program in Central and Eastern Europe
• The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages The AATSEEL page provides computing resources, information about the annual AATSEEL conference, job listings, study and funding information
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research fellowships and dissertation completion fellowships

Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in south-eastern Europe with an area of around 67,000 square kilometres and a population of 4.65 million. The territory corresponds to the basins of (from west to east) the Aliakmon, Vardar/Axios and Strymon rivers (of which the Vardar drains by far the largest area) and the plains around Thessaloniki and Serrai (also known as Saloniki and Serres, respectively).