n POPULATION (2017 EST.): 2,104,000 n CAPITAL: Skopje n MAIN CITIES: Ohrid, Bitola n VISA: No visa required for stays of up to 90 days during a six-month period. Proof of health insurance required n HEALTH: Precautions against hepatitis A and B and typhoid recommended n CURRENCY: Macedonian denar (MKD) n EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): MKD55 = $1 n TIPPING: 10 percent is the accepted figure in restaurants
n TIME: GMT +1 n ELECTRICITY: 220 volts n DRIVING: On the right. International driving permit is required n PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2020): Jan 1-2, 7; Apr 17; May 1, 24; Jun 25-26; Aug 2; Sept 8; Oct 11, 23; Dec 8 n LANGUAGE: Macedonian and Albanian n RELIGION: Macedonian Orthodox, Muslim n COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +389
CLIMATE Macedonia has hot, dry summers (73F average) and cold, wet winters (35F average)
GETTING THERE
n MAJOR GATEWAY Skopje (SKP) n TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 16h via Vienna
TOP ATTRACTIONS
n Lake Ohrid n Popova Sapka ski center n Mavrovo National Park n Krusevo, the highest town n Matka Canyon n Stone Bridge n Millennium Cross
Sveti Jovan Kaneo Church on Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia
