Over 65 per cent of the population are Eastern Orthodox Macedonians and around 23 per cent are Muslim Albanians. There are also Muslim Turks and Serbian Orthodox minorities. As elsewhere in the former Yugoslav federation, local politics are now strongly divided along national confessional lines. IDD is available. All telecommunications services, as well as the post, are generally working normally.
Coverage is limited to the main towns.
There are a few cybercaf s in the main towns. Weekly papers include Puls and Start . The Macedonian Times comes out monthly in English and Macedonian. From time to time these change.