OBLAST a LOKACE
Makedonie, která má oficiální název Republika Makedonie (Република Македонија) je země ležící na pevnině na Balkánském poloostrově v jihovýchodní Evropě. Území této země bývalé Jugoslávie, která je od roku 1991 samostatným státem, má rozlohu více než 25,714 čtverečních kilometrů.
SOUSEDÍCÍ ZEMĚ
Kosovo (159 km), Serbia (62 km), Bulharsko (148 km), Řecko (228 km), Albánie (151 km)
HLAVNÍ MĚSTO a VELKÁ MĚSTA
Skopje je hlavním městem země a také je největším městem se svými 537,478 obyvateli (2012). Mezi další velká města patří Bitola (80,000 obyvatel), Kumanovo (71,000 obyvatel) Prilep (cca 68,000 obyvatel) and Tetovo (cca 60,000 obyvatel).
PODNEBÍ
Macedonia has a variable climate – from Mediterranean to continental, with hot and dry summers and moderatly cold winters. The country has three main climatic zones: temperate Mediterranean, mountainous and midly Continental. The warmest regions are Demir Kapija and Gevgelija (summer temperature exceeds 40 C), even though the majority of Macedonia has moderate Continental climate.
KÓD OBLASTI
+389
MĚNA
Macedonian denar (MKD)
VZDÁLENOSTI
Skopje se nachází 122 km od Pristiny, Kosovo; 145 km od Tirany, Albánie; 161 km od Thessaloniki, Řecka and 197 km od Sofie, Bulharsko.
DULEŽITÁ TELEFONNÍ ČÍSLA
General emergency line 112
Police 192
Ambulance 194
Fire Service 193
Toll free numbers begin with 800
MEZINÁRODNÍ LETIŠTĚ
Skopje Alexander the Great Airport
http://skp.airports.com.mk/default.aspx?ItemID=345
Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
http://ohd.airports.com.mk/default.aspx?ItemID=345
JAZYK
Macedonian is the official language (Eastern branch of South Slavic language group) and is closely related and mutually intelligible with Standard Bulgarian (it also has similarities with Serbian). Apart from the official language, a variety of languages are spoken in Macedonia due to its ethnic diversity (Albanian, Romani, Turkish, Serbian/Bosnian, Aromanian, Adyghe and Greek speakers).
MOBILE OPERATORS
Mobilkom Macedonia (VIP Mobile) http://www.mobilkom.at/en/mkd
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2010)
1 Jan New Year’s Day, 6 Jan – 7 Jan Orthodox Christmas, 8 Mar International Women’s Day, 28 Apr Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May May Day, 2 Aug Ilinden (National Holiday), 8 Sep Independence Day.
POLITICKÝ SYSTÉM
Parliamentary republic
POPULATION
2,069,162
POWER NETWORK
220 V/50 Hz, Europlug (2-pin), Schuko
PRESIDENT
Stevo Pendarovski
RAIL TRANSPORT
Macedonian Railways
ROAD TRANSPORT
BUS:
Eurolines
RENT A CAR:
Alamo & National Car Rental Macedonia
http://www.carrentalmacedonia.com/
SMOKING
Macedonia adopted the smoking ban in January 2010 (as the last South Eastern European country to do so). The ban is supposed to prohibit smoking in restaurants and cafés. Customers caught smoking will face fines (equivalent of 150 – 300 euros), while restaurants and cafés that breach the law will be fined from 2,000 to 4,000 euros. After protests from the catering industry, a new ammendment has been devised according to which smoking is now allowed on the terraces of hospitality establishments.
TAXIS
Taxis are cheap in Macedonia. Most taxis will usually charge a flat rate of 30 denars (in Skopje 50 denars) with extra kilometres added on subsequently. Negotiating the price beforehand is recommended.
24h Taxi in Skopje +38977731333
12 eur Airport Taxi Service +3897133456
Taxi Macedonia +38970365650
TIME
Central European Time (CET), UTC/GMT + 1 hours, Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC + 2)