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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Macedonia in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these
links may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** More
than 18 wildfires were raging in various parts of North Macedonia, especially
in the eastern region bordering Bulgaria. The situation was critical, and
evacuations had begun. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook – North Macedonia U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mk.html [accessed 3 January
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/north-macedonia/ [accessed 6 January 2021] Macedonia’s
economy is closely linked to Europe as a customer for exports and source of
investment, and has suffered as a result of prolonged weakness in the euro
zone. Unemployment has remained consistently high at about 23% but may be
overstated based on the existence of an extensive gray market, estimated to
be between 20% and 45% of GDP, which is not captured by official statistics. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $14,900 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
16.2% industry:
29.2% services: 54.5% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 22.4% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 21.5% (2015
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 76.3 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 99.4% of
population Physicians
density: 2.87 physicians/1,000 population (2015) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project – North Macedonia borgenproject.org/category/macedonia/ [accessed 16 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Tackling Macedonia’s Housing Crisis borgenproject.org/macedonias-housing-crisis/ ~
Improving Healthcare In Macedonia borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-macedonia/ ~
How Food Waste In Macedonia Is Solving Hunger borgenproject.org/food-waste-in-macedonia/ ~
4 Efforts To Alleviate Child Poverty In North Macedonia borgenproject.org/child-poverty-in-north-macedonia/ ~
10 Facts About Girls’ Education In Macedonia borgenproject.org/girls-education-in-macedonia/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Macedonia borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-macedonia/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Macedonia borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-macedonia/ The
World Bank in North Macedonia www.worldbank.org/en/country/northmacedonia/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
Republic of North Macedonia is an upper middle-income country that has made
great strides in reforming its economy over the last decade. More efforts are
still needed to generate economic growth and improve living standards for
all. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Macedonia-ECONOMY.html [accessed 3 January 2020] Although
the poorest of the six former Yugoslav republics, Macedonia nevertheless can sustain
itself in food and energy needs using its own agricultural and coal
resources. Due to the scarcity of arable land in the Vardar River Valley and
other valleys in the west, expatriate employment in Serbia and Germany has
become more common. Unemployment
remains a serious problem. The official estimate for 2002 was almost 32%,with some 70% of 15-24 year olds without work. In 2001,agriculture accounted for about 10% of GDP; industry,
32%; and services, 58%. All
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