What resources are available to Macedonia?

Macedonia is located in northern Greece and consists of Upper and Lower Macedonia. Upper Macedonia is a plateau and mountainous area with only a few passes connected to the outside world. Lower Macedonia has fertile land and is suitable for agriculture. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Macedonia. It has traditional suzerainty over Upper Macedonia. In the past 20 years, the forest area in Macedonia has continued to increase, from 912,000 hm2 in 1990 to 998,000 hm2 in 2010. From 1990 to 2000, the forest area increased by an average of 5,000 hm2 per year; from 2000 to 2005, the growth rate of forest area declined. , an average annual increase of 0.3 million hm2; from 2005 to 2010, the growth rate of forest area increased by an average of 0.5 million hm2 per year (FAO, 2010). In 2010, the forest area of ??Macedonia was 998,000 hm2, and the forest coverage rate reached 39.2. Among them, the area of ??artificial forests is 105,000 hm2 and the natural secondary forest area is 893,000 hm2. The total stock volume of standing trees is 760 million m3, with an average stock volume of 77 m3 per hectare (FAO, 2010).