SKOPJE FACTS-----OFFICIAL NAME: ГРÐД СКОПЈЕ (City of Skopje)
-----COUNTRY- Република Македонија (Republic of Macedonia)
-----POPULATION- over 1 000 000
-----LANGUAGES- Macedonian, also English, Albanian, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian
-----RELIGIONS- Macedonian orthodox ( 86 %), Muslim ( 12 %), Other ( 2%)
-----GOVERNMENT TYPE- parliamentary republic
-----CITY HOLIDAY- 13 November
-----COMMUNES AND QUARTS- 10 city communes: Aerodrom, Butel, Karposh, Petrov,
Chair, Centre, K.Voda, Saraj, Shutka and Gazibaba, and
6 suburbia communes: Ilinden, Petrovec, Chento, Sandevo,
Studenicani, Sopishte
-----CITY SIZE: length- 35 km; width- 16 km
-----TOTAL AREA: 2500 km2
-----CLIMATE- Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
