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  • Population.......................................................................2,061,315 (July 2008 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................0.262% (2008 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Death rate..................................................8.81 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
  • Ethnic groups..........Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 census)

Macedonia: At a Quiet Crossroads
Spared the interethnic conflict that ripped through the Balkans in the early 1990s, Macedonia is now a candidate for EU membership. As such, Macedonia's approach to emigration, transit migration, trafficking, asylum, and ultimately immigration will receive more scrutiny in the future.

Macedonia page on the World Migration Map

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Other Resources

Republic of Macedonia State Statistical Office
http://www.stat.gov.mk/english/glavna_eng.asp

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default_en.asp

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb
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