Macedonia Economy, People, Culture and Flag

PEOPLE OF MACEDONIA : In Macedonia you will find a collection of different castes, tribes and races. People various ethnic groups have gathered there to form an ethnic diversity. The total population of the country is 2,045,262. Among this huge population the major part is covered by the native Macedonians. Some other ethnic groups such as Albanian, Gypsies, Serbs, Turks, Cincars and Greeks also exist as parts of minorities in Macedonia.

ARTS, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF MACEDONIA

Art : Macedonia's most powerful field of art is painting. In this country you will get a huge collection of the Byzantine paintings that are commonly known as the fresco paintings. This collection also includes paintings that belong to the era of 11 th century and 16 th century. All these frescos carry the historical significance and bear the traits of the paintings with religious content belonging to the Macedonian School.

Culture : Macedonia has developed a very rich culture in the presence of the different ethnic groups and people from various castes and tribes. The main fields of the Macedonian culture are art, poetry, music and architecture. There are several traditional festivals of different fields such as music, cinema, poetry and so on. Some of these are Ohrid Summer festival, a music festival including drama; the Struga Poetry evenings, a festival of poetry; International Camera Festival held in Bitola; Jazz festivals; Skopje May opera Evenings; Open Youth Theatre and many more.

Music : The main branches of Macedonian music are the Traditional Music, Rock music and Dark Wave music.The music played in the Byzantine's churches had left a deep impact on the Macedonian music. The diverse ethnic groups of the country have also made the music diverse in nature.

Some of the forms are Albanian music, Roma music, Balkan music, Turkish music etc. To talk about the dance forms the folk dance forms are known as “oro”.

FLAG OF MACEDONIA : A flag is not just an identity of a nation, but it is something more than that. A flag is a symbol of a nation's characteristic and it also signifies its individuality from the other states. The Macedonian flag is a very artistic one. The flag bears only two colors i.e. red and golden. It features a golden sun drawn in a red façade. It shows that the sun is spreading eight rays to different angles on the red surface.

ECONOMY OF MACEDONIA : Agriculture and industry are the two primary fields of Macedonian economy. The economy Macedonia encourages an open market; as a result of which there has been a boost in the private sector of the country. The financial stability is something that Macedonia is known for. This is a very important aspect of this country's economy. Though the educational infrastructure is strong enough, the employment opportunity is not at par. That is why the cream of the talents of the nation is moving outside the country in search of jobs. Yugoslav wars that took place in the country, affected the economy of the state deeply. However, gradually Macedonia made up for that damage. At this moment Macedonia primarily depends on Greece, Germany, Slovenia and Italy for its revenue. Greece owns some of the companies of Macedonian republic. To name some this Okta, Zhito Luks, Bitola, Prilep amd so on.

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