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Skopje is located on the upper course of the [[Vardar|Vardar River]] and is located on a major north-south [[Balkans|Balkan]] route between [[Belgrade]] and [[Athens]]. It is a center for metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leather, and printing industries. Industrial development of the city has been accompanied by development of the trade, logistics, and banking sectors, as well as an emphasis on the fields of culture and sport. According to the last official count from 2002, Skopje has a population of 506,926 inhabitants; according to two unofficial estimates for more recent period, the city has a population of 668,518<ref name="macedonian2006">{{cite web|author=Град Скопје |url=http://skopje.com/page.php?id=48|title=Skopje – Capital of the Republic of Macedonia |publisher=skopje.com |accessdate=2010-12-24}}</ref> or 491,000 inhabitants<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Macedonia.html |title=Macedonia |work=Population estimations for 2010 by cities, towns and statistical regions, based on the results of the 2002 national census and other data from the State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia |year=2010 |publisher=City Population DE}}</ref>.

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