| name: |
Macedonia, Makedonia
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| capital: |
Thessalonica (Thessaloniki)
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| location: |
Southern Europe, on the Balkan peninsular, bordering the Aegean Sea in the east and south, and Albania the Former Yugoslav Republic of Makedonia (so-called FYROM) and Bulgaria in the north.
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| local time: |
Eastern European Time (EET)
Daylight Saving Schedule:
Summer (from last Sunday in March) GMT/UTC +3 hours
Winter (from last Sunday in October) GMT/UTC +2 hours
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| currency: |
Euro (€)
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| climate: |
Mediterranean (temperate, with wet winters and hot, dry summers);
continental (wetter, cooler) in the north.
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| language: |
Greek
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Introduction to Macedonia in preparation.


 map of Macedonia and the North Aegean Sea
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Text, maps and photos: © David John 2003 - 2010
 Some of the information and photos in this guide to Greece originally appeared in 2004-2005 on davidjohnberlin.com. |
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