Conventional Long Form: Republic of Macedonia
Conventional Short Form: Macedonia Capital: Skopje Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy Independence Day: 8 September 1991 National Holiday: Independence Day Chief of State: President Gjorge Ivanov Head of Government: Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Council of Ministers elected by the majority vote of all the deputies in the Assembly. President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term). Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: unicameral Assembly or Sobranie (123 seats; all members elected by popular vote from party lists based on the percentage of the overall vote the parties gain in each of six electoral and three diaspora districts; members serve four-year terms) Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Supreme Court; Constitutional Court; Judicial Council. The Judicial Council appoints all basic, appellate, and supreme court judges. |
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S: Ambassador Zoran Joleveski Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S: 2129 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the U.S: Southfield (Michigan), Chicago, New York Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: Ambassador Paul D. Wohlers Location of U.S. embassy THERE: Str. Samolilova, Nr. 21, 1000 Skopje Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE: N/A Name of THEIR representative to UN: Description of the Symbolism of flag: a yellow sun (the Sun of Liberty) with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the red field; the red and yellow colors have long been associated with Macedonia
NATIONAL ANTHEM HERE!! National Symbol: eight-rayed sun |