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The republics are one type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. 21 republics are internationally recognized as part of Russia; another is under its de facto control. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ b ] The original republics were created as nation states for ethnic minorities.
An official government translation of the Constitution of Russia from Russian to English uses the term "constituent entities of the Russian Federation". For example, Article 5 reads: "The Russian Federation shall consist of republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal significance, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs, which shall have equal rights as constituent entities of the Russian ...
Map of the federal subjects of Russia with their flags. This gallery of flags of federal subjects of Russia shows the flags of the 89 federal subjects of Russia including two regions that, while being de facto under complete Russian control, are not internationally recognized as part of Russia (Republic of Crimea [1] and the city of Sevastopol), [1] and four regions that, while not being fully ...
Territorial organisation of European countries. Following the end of World War II, several movements, including the Union of European Federalists and the European Movement (founded in 1948), began advocating a European federation.
Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by land area, and extends across eleven time zones; sharing land borders with fourteen countries. [d] Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous country in the world.
Federal subjects of Russia prior to the additions of six occupied Ukrainian regions in 2014 and 2022. Since 30 September 2022, the Russian Federation has consisted of eighty-nine federal subjects that are constituent members of the Federation. [8]
Country Status 1. Russia: State language (государственный язык - gosudarstvennyy yazyk), the highest level in the country. Constitution: The Russian language shall be the state language throughout the Russian Federation. (Article 68) A few regions in Russia have an additional state language. (2nd level of importance).
The following is a list of 83 of the 89 [1] federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2010 and 2021 Russian ... Russian Federation: 143,569,049