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Macedonia's capital, Skopje, is strategically set on the Vardar River at a crossroads of Balkan routes almost midway between Tirana and Sofia, capitals of neighbouring Albania and Bulgaria. The Romans recognised the location's importance when they made the city the centre of Dardania Province.
Fast Facts
Population
444,229
Currency
Name: Denar
Code: MKD
Symbol: MKD
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Macedonian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +1
Country Dialing Code
+389
Weights & Measures
Metric
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