The poorest of the former Yugoslavian republics, Macedonia has a mostly agricultural economy. Grains, tobacco, and cotton are grown, and sheep and goats are raised. Iron, copper, and lead are mined.
Manufacturing includes chemicals, steel, machinery, and textiles.
The emerging democracy is governed under the constitution of 1991. It has a unicameral legislature, the Sobranje, and the executive consists of an elected president, aided by a council of ministers, and a prime minister. Administratively, the country is divided into 123 municipalities. Listing from Electric Library , a pay service. Copyright 2001 Infonautics Corporation .