last held 18 October and 1 November 1998 (next to be held
NA 2002)
election results: percent of vote by party--NA; seats by party--VMRO
49, SDSM 27, PDP 14, DA 13, DPA 11, LDP 4, Socialists 1, Roma Party 1

Judicial branch: Constitutional Court, judges are elected by the
Judicial Council; Judicial Court of the Republic, judges are elected
by the Judicial Council

Political parties and leaders: Social-Democratic Alliance of
president]; Internal Macedonian Revolutionary
Organization--Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity or

International organization participation: BIS (pending member),
CCC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user),
Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Ljubica Z. ACEVSKA
chancery: 3050 K Street, NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20007
consulate(s) general: New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Christopher Robert HILL
embassy: Bul. Ilindenska bb, 91000 Skopje
mailing address: American Embassy Skopje, Department of State,
Washington, DC 20521-7120 (pouch)

Flag description: a rising yellow sun with eight rays extending
to the edges of the red field

Economy

Economy--overview: The breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991 deprived
Macedonia, its poorest republic, of key protected markets and large
transfer payments from the center. Worker remittances and foreign
aid have softened the subsequent volatile recovery period. Continued
recovery depends on Macedonia's ability to attract investment, to
redevelop trade ties with Greece and Serbia and Montenegro, and to
maintain its commitment to economic liberalization. The economy can
meet its basic food needs but depends on outside sources for all of
its oil and gas and most of its modern machinery and parts.

GDP: purchasing power parity--$2.1 billion (1998 est.)

GDP--real growth rate: 4.5% (1998 est.)

GDP--per capita: purchasing power parity?$1,050 (1998 est.)

GDP--composition by sector:
agriculture: 20.4%
industry: 38.6%
services: 41% (1995 est.)

Population below poverty line: NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3% (1998 est.)