Attribute | North Macedonia × | Belarus × |
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Geography | ||
Area (km²) | 25,713 | 207,600 |
Continent | Europe | Europe |
Land area (km²) | 25,433 | 202,900 |
Water area (km²) | 280 | 4,700 |
Land boundaries (km) | 838 | 3,642 |
Border countries |
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Coastline (km) | 0 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | 741 | 160 |
Lowest point (m) | 50 | 90 |
Highest point (m) | 2,764 | 346 |
People | ||
Population | 2,125,971 | 9,477,918 |
Official languages |
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Religion | Macedonian Orthodox | Orthodox |
Government | ||
Long country name | Republic of North Macedonia | Republic of Belarus |
Short country name | North Macedonia | Belarus |
Long local name | Republika Severna Makedonija | Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus' |
Short local name | Severna Makedonija | Byelarus'/Belarus' |
Former name |
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Government type | Parliamentary republic | Presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship |
Capital | Skopje | Minsk |
Economy | ||
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 31,030,000,000 | 179,400,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 11,370,000,000 | 54,440,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 0 | 2.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 14,900 | 18,900 |
1↓Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 30.3 | 24.5 |
Labor force | 950,800 | 4,381,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 22.4 | 0.8 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 21.5 | 5.7 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 3,295,000,000 | 22,150,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 3,605,000,000 | 20,570,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.19 | 1.27 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 29 | 40.7 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -2.7 | 2.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 39.3 | 53.4 |
Inflation rate (%) | 1.4 | 6 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 3.25 | 14 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 6.21 | 9.66 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 2,403,000,000 | 3,702,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 2,403,000,000 | 3,702,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 6,243,000,000 | 19,810,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 2,078,000,000 | - |
Current account balance (USD) | -151,000,000 | -931,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 4,601,000,000 | 28,650,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 6,630,000,000 | 31,580,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 2,802,000,000 | 7,315,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 8,790,000,000 | 39,920,000,000 |
National currency | Macedonian denars | Belarusian rubles |
National currency (code) | MKD | BYB |
National currency (symbol) | ден | - |
National currency rate to USD | 55.8 | 1.9 |