{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-north-macedonia","code":"thing-q3395432","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q3395432/","name":"administrative territorial entity of North Macedonia","alternateNames":["cadastral municipality of North Macedonia","village of North Macedonia"],"kind":"thing","status":"research-draft","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.PLC"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Any of the administrative territorial units of North Macedonia, which since the 2004 territorial reform has been divided into municipalities plus the City of Skopje, itself a special unit made up of municipalities, with settlements such as villages and towns within municipalities and cadastral municipalities used for land registration, while statistical regions are used for planning; the country adopted its current name under the Prespa Agreement with Greece in 2019. Municipal counts and boundaries have changed with reforms and should be checked against current official sources.","purpose":"Let an agent explain North Macedonia s administrative divisions, relay tiers, functions and history from government and statistical sources, describe the named units, and distinguish municipalities from statistical regions, cadastral municipalities, settlements and historical Yugoslav-era municipalities.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Municipal tier","City of Skopje special status","Cadastral units for land","Statistical regions"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What these units are.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What are North Macedonia s administrative territorial units, and how do they differ from statistical regions, cadastral municipalities, settlements and Yugoslav-era municipalities?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about a current unit, whose boundaries need current official sources?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"units","name":"Units","description":"Named units.","findings":[{"id":"units-finding","name":"Units","description":"Units.","questions":[{"text":"What are cadastral municipalities and villages in North Macedonia?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific unit?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"structure","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","layers":[{"id":"municipalities","name":"Municipalities","description":"Municipalities.","findings":[{"id":"municipalities-finding","name":"Municipalities","description":"Municipalities.","questions":[{"text":"What powers do municipalities have under decentralisation laws?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"skopje","name":"Skopje","description":"City of Skopje.","findings":[{"id":"skopje-finding","name":"Skopje","description":"Skopje.","questions":[{"text":"How is the City of Skopje organised with its municipalities?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"Reforms.","layers":[{"id":"reform","name":"Reform","description":"Territorial reforms.","findings":[{"id":"reform-finding","name":"Reform","description":"Reform.","questions":[{"text":"How did the 1996 and 2004 reforms change municipalities?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Ohrid Agreement?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"debates","name":"Debates","description":"Boundary debates.","findings":[{"id":"debates-finding","name":"Debates","description":"Debates.","questions":[{"text":"What debates about ethnic composition and boundaries accompanied the 2004 reform, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Name and data.","layers":[{"id":"prespa","name":"Prespa Agreement","description":"Country name.","findings":[{"id":"prespa-finding","name":"Prespa Agreement","description":"Prespa Agreement.","questions":[{"text":"How did the Prespa Agreement change the country s name in 2019?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Prespa Agreement?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"cadastre","name":"Cadastre","description":"Land records.","findings":[{"id":"cadastre-finding","name":"Cadastre","description":"Cadastre.","questions":[{"text":"How is the cadastre organised by cadastral municipality?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the municipalities of North Macedonia with sources and dates.","Give place names in the languages used locally where relevant."],"mustNot":["Present stale counts of municipalities as current.","Treat village names as fixed across languages when they have several forms.","Take sides in disputes over the territorial reform while presenting it as fact."],"requiresHuman":["Changing administrative unit data in shared registers."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Place names and boundaries in North Macedonia are tied to ethnic identities."],"affectedParties":["Residents","Albanian and Macedonian communities"]},"owners":{"steward":"The government of North Macedonia.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["National administrative boundary databases"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q3268571","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"administrative territorial entity of a single country","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"North Macedonia","type":"related"},{"target":"municipalities of North Macedonia","type":"related"},{"target":"statistical regions of North Macedonia","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-north-macedonia","Wikidata: Q3395432 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3395432)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["territorial reform: 2004 year - Law on Territorial Organisation","municipalities plus City of Skopje: about 80 count - check current","statistical regions: 8 count"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Administrative territorial unit of North Macedonia","Cadastral municipality of North Macedonia, village of North Macedonia","Statistical regions are for planning; cadastral municipalities are for land records; settlements are places; Yugoslav-era municipalities were larger","Not a physical object; shown on administrative and cadastral maps."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain tiers","relay reforms","describe named units","distinguish related units"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Stale municipal counts","Treating village names as fixed across 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