Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaRepublika Makedonija CAPITAL: Skopje FLAG: The flag consists of a gold sun with eight rays on a red field. ANTHEM: Denec Nad Makedonija (Today over Macedonia) MONETARY UNIT: The currency in use is the denar (DEN)....

Macedonia may refer to: Terminology Macedonia (terminology), explanation of the application of the name and the naming dispute between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia Places Europe (Balkans) Macedonia (region), a region of the Balkan peninsula...

In Macedonia, threat contrasts with Kosovo peril By LISA HOFFMAN Scripps Howard News Service Friday, March 23, 2001 Washington -- It's the start of another Balkan spring, and a new corner of the volatile region is on the verge of...

Highlights and Key Issues * Tighter external credit conditions, domestic political conflicts and privatisation delays are likely to keep growth just below 5% in the next two years, while domestic credit growth could lead to faster inflation. Despite strong imports associated with faster...

Greece and Macedonia will resume direct talks in January over a name dispute between the two Balkan neighbors that could hurt Macedonia's efforts to join NATO.U.N. special envoy Matthew Nimetz said on Wednesday that Foreign Ministry negotiators from the two countries would meet in the...

Residents of this close-knit, predominantly ethnic Albanian community still remember the day when they say police stormed their village tucked between green fields and snow-covered mountains, killing seven men.On Monday, Macedonia's former interior minister and a senior police official go before the U.N. war crimes...