Northern Macedonia 1998

Northern Macedonia Capital

In 1998, Northern Macedonia was a small and developing country located in the Balkans region of Europe. It had a population of around 2 million people and its capital city was Skopje. The economy of Northern Macedonia in 1998 was largely based on agriculture with its main exports including food products, tobacco and textiles whilst imports included machinery and transport equipment. In terms of infrastructure, Northern Macedonia had an extensive transportation network with well-maintained roads and airports as well as access to international shipping routes. Education levels were moderate with most children attending school until at least age 16. Health care was also limited but improving with access to public health services available to most people. Despite its small size, Northern Macedonia is renowned for its diverse landscapes ranging from mountains to valleys as well as its vibrant cities such as Ohrid which are filled with art galleries, museums and parks. See dentistrymyth for Macedonia in the year of 2015.

Yearbook 1998

Northern Macedonia (until 2019 Macedonia). According to Countryaah, the capital of North Macedonia is Skopje. Macedonia changed government for the first time since independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. In the fall general election, the sitting Social Democrats, SDSM, were defeated by the nationalist right-wing coalition VMRO-DPMNE (Inner Macedonian Revolutionary Organization-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity), and formed government together with the DA (Democratic alternative) and the Albanian election alliance PDPA-NDP (Albanian Prosperity Party-Democratic People’s Party).

These two Albanian parties merged in the summer under the name Albanian Democratic Party (DPA). However, at year-end the authorities had not yet formally registered the party under this name because it uses Albanian symbols in its emblem. For this reason, the DPA formally went for election as a coalition consisting of the incoming parties PDPA and NDP. Party leader Arben Xhaferi is not part of the government, but five of the 14 ministers are Albanians. The new government promised to improve the economy and create 120,000 new jobs to reduce unemployment, which amounts to 30%.

The conflict between the Slavic Macedonians and the ethnic Albanians intensified as a result of the summer and autumn battles in the Kosovo province of southern Yugoslavia between the Yugoslav military alliance and the Kosovo Albanian guerrilla UCK, Ushtria Clirimtare e Kosovës (Kosovo Liberation Army). Demonstrations in support of UCK gathered tens of thousands of Albanians from all over Macedonia in Skopje. According to official data, Albanians in Macedonia make up 23% of the population, but more than 30% are likely. They demand complete equality with the Slavic Macedonians. in terms of the right to use one’s own language, one’s own national symbols and to be able to make a career in the public sector. Most of them live in the north and west along the borders of Kosovo and Albania.

  • Abbreviationfinder: What does UEM stand for in geography? Here, this 3 letter acronym refers to the country of Macedonia.

Sweden took over the leadership of the Nordic battalion within the UN force that monitors the border of Macedonia and whose mission is to report incidents and deter from military threats, but it has no mandate to intervene militarily. The strength was strengthened in connection with the Kosovo crisis and amounted to 1,050 men at the end of the year, 187 of whom were Swedes.

Northern Macedonia Capital