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The Republic of Macedonia is divided in eight arbitrary statistical regions. The Skopje statistical region, located in northern Macedonia, borders Serbia to the north. Internally, it borders Vardar, Polog, Northeastern, Eastern, and Southwestern statistical regions.
[edit] Municipalities
The region consists of the Greater Skopje and the following municipalities:
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Population
The current population of the Skopje Statistical Region is 571,040 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002, making it the most populous statistical region in the country.
[edit] Ethnicities
The largest ethnic group in the region is the ethnic Macedonians. Albanians are second. Roma, Serbs, Turks, and Bosniaks also make up a small population.
[edit] Religion
The most common religion in the region is Eastern Orthodoxy.