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| Formation | 1945 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
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| Website | https://amsm.mk/ |
AMSM (Auto - Moto Association of Macedonia) is North Macedonia's largest automobile club, with more than 20,000 members in 2021. It was founded 1945. Through its 14 regional clubs, AMSM covers the entire territory of the Republic of North Macedonia. AMSM provides 24-hour assistance and safe travel home and abroad. AMSM is the only member of the FIA since 1994 and is member of the ARC Europe from 1997 as well.
The beginning of Auto - Moto Association of Macedonia is the formation of the first auto - moto associations which started functioning in 1945. The next year, 1946, in North Macedonia there had already been nine associations established, whose basic aim was carrying out operations of public interest for the country citizens. The first associations were established in: Skopje, Kavadarci, Bitola, Kicevo, Kumanovo, Ohrid, Veles, Prilep and Berovo and later associations were also established in Stip and Strumica. Its existence and development are marked through series of structural and organizational changes, some due to the time, and some in response to the need to be and to remain closer to the older and to the new generations.
AMSM in collaboration with the FIA Foundation supported the international global campaign for road safety Think Before You Drive in 2006. Think Before You Drive is a global road safety initiative of the FIA Foundation, Bridgestone Corporation and motoring clubs worldwide. The Think Before You Drive campaign aims to promote safe driving behaviour and to raise awareness about road safety, locally and globally. The campaign promotes simple road safety messages:
Make Cars Green is an international environmental campaign, aimed at reducing the impact of motoring on our planet, conducted by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile - FIA. AMSM in cooperation with the National Security Council on Road Traffic and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Macedonia launched the global campaign Make cars green on 23 May 2008. The FIA's Make Cars Green campaign aims to help reduce the impact of cars on the environment. The campaign's 10 points for greener motoring encourage motorists to think green before they drive:
AMSM in cooperation with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile - FIA joined the initiative to support the Decade of Action of the United Nations for Road Safety 2011-2020 officially launched on 11 May 2011. Under the motto "believe, speak, change" AMSM in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior of Macedonia and Republic Council for Road Traffic Safety every year marks the national campaign for road safety in Macedonia. Officially launched on 11 May 2011, the Decade of Action has the official goal of 'stabilising and then reducing' global road traffic fatalities by 2020.
Ten reasons to act on road deaths:
The following is a summary of the transport system of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The Vardar Banovina, or Vardar Banate, was a province (banate) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941.
Albanians in North Macedonia are ethnic Albanians who constitute the second largest ethnic group in North Macedonia, forming 446,245 individuals or 24.3% of the resident population. Of the 2,097,319 total population in the 2021 census, 619,187 or 29.52% are Albanians.
Makedonski Železnici was the public enterprise for railways in North Macedonia. In 2007 it was split into railway operation company Železnici na Republika Severna Makedonija Transport and the infrastructure company Makedonski Železnici Infrastruktura.
Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija (The Scout Association of Macedonia) (Macedonian: Сојуз на извидници на Македонија), the national scouting organization of Republic of North Macedonia, became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1997. The coeducational Sojuz na Izvidnici na Makedonija has 3010 members as of 2023.
The municipalities are the first-order administrative divisions of North Macedonia.
The motorways in North Macedonia are called avtopat and the name, like its translation in most languages, simply means auto road.
Tourism in North Macedonia is a large factor of the nation's economy. The country's large abundance of natural and cultural attractions make it suitable for tourism.
The Macedonian Handball Super League, is the top-tier team handball competition in North Macedonia. As of 2018, the Macedonian Handball Federation was ranked 8th in the world.
Antenna 5 Radio Network is a number 1 hits radio station in North Macedonia.
Macedonian Idol was a Macedonian reality-competition talent show airing on A1 TV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The auditions for the first season started in the summer 2010 and the show aired for first time on 13 November 2010. Hosts of the show are Ivanna Hadžievska and Nenad Gjeorgjievski.
North Macedonia was part of the Ottoman Empire for over 500 years, from the late 14th century until the Treaty of Bucharest in 1913. Before its conquest, this area was divided between various Serbian feudal principalities. Later, it became part of the Ottoman province or Eyalet of Rumelia. The name Rumelia means "Land of the Romans" in Turkish, referring to the lands conquered by the Ottoman Turks from the Byzantine Empire.
Macedonian IdolSeason 1 was the first and only season of the Macedonian version of the worldwide known talent franchise series Pop Idol. The show started airing on 13 November 2010 on A1 TV and finished airing on 30 May 2011 with the big final held in the Metropolis Arena, Skopje. The winner was Ivan Radenov from Gevgelija. As first runner-up finished Ivan Radenov and second runner-up Dejan Jovanov.
The Macedonian Municipal Leagues is the fourth and fifth-highest football competition in the North Macedonia.
The COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached North Macedonia in February 2020. The initial contagion in the country was mainly connected with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy as there are circa 70,000 residents of Italy from North Macedonia and resulted in many people returning to North Macedonia, bringing the virus with them. As of 9 July, over 7,000 cases have been confirmed in the country, due to its second wave caused by family reunions during Eid al-Fitr among the Muslim minority and the overall re-opening of the country to organize the parliamentary elections.
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