North Macedonia Official Title: Republic of * General Information: Capital Population (million) 2n.0/a8 Total Area 25,713 km² Currency 1 CAN$=40.5796 Denar (MKD) (2018 - Annual average) National Holiday September 8, Independence Day Language(s) Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian, other

Political Information: Type of State Republic Type of Government Parliamentary democracy. Unicameral parliament with a 120-seat Assembly (Sobranie). Prime Minister and the government are elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly. Governing coalition: Social Democratic Union of North Macedonia (SDSM), and Democratic Union for Integration (DUI). Administrative divisions: 85 municipalities Bilateral Product trade Canada - North Macedonia 50 40 Balance 30 Head of State Head of Government 20 Can.

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Oliver Spasovski l Can. Stevo Pendarovski l i 0 Imports M -10 Total Trade Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Nikola Dimitrov -20 Finance: Nina Angelovska -30 Economy: Kreshnik Bekteshi 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Statistics Canada Main Political Parties Social-Democratic Union of North Macedonia (SDSM), Macedonian Revolutionary Canadian Imports Organization-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE), Democratic from: North Macedonia Union for Integration (DUI), (Besa), (AA), Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA). B ase M et al Prod.

Assembly: VMRO-DPMNE (51 seats), SDSM (49 seats), DUI (10 seats), Besa (5 seats), AA Foo d Prod. (3 seats), DPA (2 seats). Text iles Pro d.

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M ach. M ech. Elec. Elections: Pnre/asident (5 year term): Last in April 2019. Prod . Assembly (4 year term): Last in December 2016. V eg . Prod . 2019 V ehicles and Equip . Economic Information: (2018) IMF Statistics Canada North Macedonia Canada GDP: (billion) $16n./4a5 $2,222.58 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $7,922n./3a2 $60,078.85 to: North Macedonia GDP Growth rate: (%) 2n.6/a7 1.83 A nimal & Pro d . Inflation: (%) 1n.4/a6 2.24 5.83 M ach. M ech. Elec. Unemployment: (%) 19n./4a0 Prod. V ehicles and Eq uip . Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada Specialized Inst . Canadian Exports: $10,633,6n6/a7 Canadian Imports: $27,271,9n9/a1 F ood Pro d . Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) n/a (million) B ase M et al Pro d . 2019 Canadian Direct Investment to country (2018) n/a (million) V eg. Pro d . Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Chargé Dimitar Blazhevski IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador (Serbia) Kati Csaba

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