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Capital: Skopje; GDP growth (annual %) 2016: 2.4%;

Higher earning Why a university degree is worth more in some countries than others

A university education may expand your mind. It will as well fatten your wallet. Data from the OECD, a club of rich nations, show that graduates can expect far better lifetime earnings than those without a degree.

The size of this premium varies. It is greatest in Ireland, which has a high GDP per chief and rising inequality. Since 2000 the unemployment rate for under-35s has swelled to 8% for those with degrees – but to additional than 20% for those without, and nearly 40% for secondary school drop-outs. The country’s wealth presently goes disproportionately to workers with letters next their names.
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General Secretary of the EFJ, Ricardo Gutierrez

The fact that Macedonia is one of the few nations in Europe to have incarcerated a journalist - not for the initial time - speaks volumes about the national of media freedom there, Ricardo Gutierrez says.

The EFJ General Secretary, who visited Macedonia, part other things, to promote an EU funded project, “Journalists' Network for Promoting Media Freedom,” notes that each time he has visited the country, a journalist seems to have been imprisoned under suspicious circumstances.

“Before it was Tomislav Kezarovski and presently it is Zoran Bozinovski,” Gutierrez recalls.
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Macedonian police to drive Skoda Yeti

The Ministry of Interior promoted Wednesday new vehicles "Skoda Yeti" replacing the 12-year old "Chryslers".

The new cars, equipped with necessary police devises, are not only economical but as well offer better security for law enforcers, Interior Ministry Gordana Jankuloska said at the promotion, as well attended by Premier Nikola Gruevski.

Almost all MoI sectors will get new cars, while most of the old "Chryslers" are to be sold at an auction.
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Key Facts: Full name: Republic of Macedonia (listed by the UN as The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Population: 2 million (UN, 2011)
Area: 25,713 sq km (9,928 sq miles)
Major language: Macedonian, Albanian
Major religion: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 73 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 denar = 100 deni
Main exports: Clothing, iron and steel
GNI per capita: US $4,730 (World Bank, 2011)
Internet domain: .mk
International dialling code: +389

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