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Candidate Countries
 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Brief facts on fYRoM and the fYRoM/Australia relationship
Population: 2.049 million (1 January 2009: Eurostat)
Total area: 25,713 km² (40% the size of Tasmania) map
Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD)
Capital: Skopje
Official language(s) : Macedonian, Albanian, others
National Day: 8 September
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The summit of EU leaders in Brussels on December 15-16 2005 granted the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia candidate status, in line with the November 9 recommendation from the European Commission, which has not proposed a date for the start of negotiations.
- Macedonian Community in Australia is recorded as 43,527 Macedonian born, with almost 82,000 of Macedonian ancestry and 72,000 speaking Macedonian at home.
Representation in Australia:
Australian Capital Territory
Embassy of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Chancery:
74 Banks Street
Yarralumla ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6282 6220
Fax: (02) 6282 6229
Email: info@macedonianemb.org.au
Web: www.macedonianemb.org.au
Other links
Macedonian Secretariat for EU Affairs
 data from Europa and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
this page updated
March 5, 2009
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