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Country Fact Sheet

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


Chief of State : Ph.D. Gjorge IVANOV
Head of Government : Mr Nikola GRUEVSKI
Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Mr Lazar POPOVSKI
Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Ph.D. Vasil TUPURKOVSKI
Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr Marjan Nachevski

Land surface : 25 333 kmē
Population : 2.022.547 (2002 Census data)
Capital : Skopje
Language : Official language is the Macedonian. In the municipalities with over 20% population of other ethnic groups other than Macedonians, the language of that ethnic group is also an official language parallel with the Macedonian.
Currency : Macedonian Denar (MKD) 1 EUR = 61,1 MKD; 1 USD = 45,3 MKD
GDP per capita ($PPP) : US$ 9965

Budget of State (2009): Government budget MKD 139385 million or 35.1% of GDP
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports: MKD 94 milion
Principal financing source for sport: Government of the Republic of Macedonia
National sports federations : 54
Sports people member of a club : 40.000

National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009)

Organisation of sport in the country (2009)

Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of available medals:
Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold:  ; Silver: ; Bronze:
Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals :
Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold:  ; Silver: ; Bronze:

World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport):

European champion (in 2009):

Links :
Ministry: www.ams.gov.mk

National Olympic Committee: www.mok.org.mk

Sports director :
Mr Bojan GJORGJEV

EPAS contact:
Name: Mr Aleksandar PUJOVSKI
Title: Head of International Cooperation Dept. / Agency of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Macedonia
Address: Franklin Ruzvelt, 34
1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Tel. : +389 70 364 506
Fax: +389 2 3117 693
E-mail :
pujovski@ams.gov.mk

Last update : 28 September 2012