Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје,) is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as the political, cultural, economical and academic centre of the country. It was known from the Roman period under the name Scupi. The city developed rapidly after World War II, but this trend was interrupted in 1963 when it was hit by a disastrous earthquake. Today Skopje is a modern city with a range of cultural monuments. Skopje is located at on the upper course of the Vardar River and is located on a major north-south Balkan route between Central Europe and Athens. It has 506,926 inhabitants (2002 census). It is a major centre for the metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leather, and printing industries but has suffered many closures since 1991. Industrial development of the city has been accompanied by developments of the trade and banking sectors, as well as an emphasis on the fields of culture and sport. (...)
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I live here, and i'm totally disappointed from review below and from the most of the photos from Skopje on this site. We have 99% covered with 3G network. Everyone has at least 2 mobile phones. Everyone has a PC home. Laptops and iPhone's are all around you. We have optical internet connection with 50mb/s from 2009. All squares, taxi, city transportation, hotels, cafe bars, shopping malls etc. have free WiFi which is relay fast. Everyone can go on holiday abroad. ... There are very beautiful places and sights to be seen. We have largest cross in the world (at Vodno mountain) Largest monument on the Balkans (central square) And tons of pure history. http://www.build.mk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=846&PN=1
I was in April 2009 in the vicinity of Skopje. It was a kind of adventure holiday. Here things are different, as in old Germany. Among other things, are not yet connected all the houses to the sewer system. Many people live at subsistence level, but whatever its fate are very hospitable. In my opinion, this should be done urgently outside help. These people here have earned it. I would always go back there.
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