Country Profile The Republic of Macedonia is a landlocked country, located in the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It borders Serbia to the north; Albania to the west; Bulgaria to the East; Kosovo northwest; and Greece to the South. Surface area: 25,713 km2 (9,779 square miles) Population: 2.02 Million Government: Parliamentary democracy Capital: Skopje Other large cities: Bitola, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, Ohrid, Veles, Štip, Kočani, Gostivar, Kavadarci and Strumica Climate: warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfal. Average rainfall: ≈ 600 mm per year. Topography: mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River