Macedonia project

EDUCATING THE EXPATRIATE ON THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM) - Richa B. Arora

OVERVIEW ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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SOME WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The cultural dimension prove that the Republic of Macedonia has: HIGH CONTEXT CULTURE

RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEM ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GLASS CEILING AND FEMALE BOSS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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DO’S IN MACEDONIA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DON’TS IN MACEDONIA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ETHNOCENTRISM AND SRC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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BUSINESS ATTIRE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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COUNTRY FACT GRID The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Cultural 1. Major Religion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2. National Language Macedonian 3. Business Language ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

COUNTRY FACT GRID CONTD.. Political 4. Type of Government Parliamentary democracy 5. Membership of the World Organizations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

COUNTRY FACT GRID CONTD.. Geographical 7. AETUSAS Total 25,713 sq km (9,779 sq miles) 8. Population 2,114,550 (est. 2009) Population density- 82.2/sq km 9. Time difference UTC+1 (6hrs ahead of Washington DC) 10. Climate ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],11. Average Temperature Hottest in July-goes beyond 40 deg C. Coldest month-January about 3 deg C.

COUNTRY FACT GRID CONTD.. Social 12. National Bird None, some common birds are- Loons, Grebes, and Petrel. 13. National Flower Poppy 14. National Animals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Economical 15. GDP (in US $) World Bank figures Macedonia- $ 9.2 billion US- $14.3 trillion (est.2009) 16. GNP $ 21.5 billion (World Bank, Est. 2009) 17. PPP $ 21.5 billion 18. BOP Current a/c -324 Capital a/c 1 Financial a/c 388 , Net errors & omissions 26 Related Items -91 (in million US$) 19. BOT Imports- 2,232 , Exports- 1,616 BOT- -612 (in million US$) 20. National Budget Revenues-$3,167 billion Expenditure-$3,239 billion (est.2008)

Economical 21. National Debt Public debt- 20.80% of GDP External debt- $4,667 billion (est.2008) 22. Inflation -0.8% (consumer-price index 2009) 23. Money unit name Macedonian Denar 24. Exchange rate to US$ 1 USD = 43.15 Denar (est.2010) 25. Unemployment 32% official figures (est.2009) 26. Growth rate -0.7% (est.2009)

Demographical 27. Literacy rate Male- 98.2% Female- 94.1% 28. Per capita income Macedonia- $4,515 Greece- $29,240 Serbia- $5,819 USA- $46,436 (est.2009) 29. Male-female ratio Total population- 1 male(s)/female (est.2009) 30. Life span 74.73 years Women average age- 74 Men average age- 70 31. Age 67.8% between 15-64 years 19.5% between 0-14 years 12.75% over 65 years

Social 32. Sports Football (Soccer) is the most popular game. Other games are basketball, volleyball and swimming. 33. Leisure activities Cinema, historical places, and outdoor activities. 34. Communal activities Theatre and music

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Competitive 35. Major Imports Top import- US meat (poultry) Machinery, automobiles, and chemicals. 36. Major Exports Tomatoes, tobacco, textiles, iron and steel 37. Trading Partners Exports- Serbia, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria and Italy Imports- Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Slovenia, and Poland. 38. Top MNCs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],39. Top investments in USA IT, healthcare, software development, food processing, textiles, communication, Banking and agriculture

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