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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 102
413,100 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 135
2.153 million (2009)
Telephone system
General assessment
Competition from the mobile-cellular segment of the telecommunications market has led to a drop in fixed-line telephone subscriptions Domestic Combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 125 per 100 persons International Country code - 389 (2009)Broadcast media
Public TV broadcaster operates 3 national channels and a satellite network; 5 privately-owned TV channels broadcast nationally using terrestrial transmitters and about 15 broadcast on national level via satellite; roughly 75 local commercial TV stations; large number of cable operators offering domestic and international programming; public radio broadcaster operates over multiple stations; 3 privately-owned radio stations broadcast nationally; about 70 local commercial radio stations (2010) Internet country code
.mk
Internet hosts World Ranking: 90
62,718 (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 97
1.057 million (2009)
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The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia (Skopje):
 
GPS points from The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia (Skopje)
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Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed international recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of "the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution are ongoing. Since 2004, the United States and 133 other nations have recognized Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia. Some ethnic Albanians, angered by perceived political and economic inequities, launched an insurgency in 2001 that eventually won the support of the majority of Macedonia's ethnic Albanian population and led to the internationally-brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting and established guidelines for the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. Fully implementing the Framework Agreement, maintaining momentum on democratic reforms, and stimulating economic growth and development continue to be challenges for Macedonia, although progress has been made over the past several years.