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South Ossetia

South Ossetia
General information
Common nameSouth Ossetia
Local nameРеспубликæ Хуссар Ирыстон / Respublikæ Khussar Iryston (Ossetic)
სამხრეთი ოსეთი / Samkhret Oseti (Georgian)
Республика Южная Осетия / Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya (Russian)
NameРеспубликæ Хуссар Ирыстон / Respublikæ Khussar Iryston (Ossetic)
სამხრეთი ოსეთი / Samkhret Oseti (Georgian)
Республика Южная Осетия / Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya (Russian)
AnthemNational Anthem of South Ossetia
CapitalTskhinvali
Official languagesOssetic, Georgian, Russian1
Regional languagesGeorgian
Government
GovernmentSemi-presidential republic
PresidentEduard Kokoity
Prime MinisterVadim Brovtsev
IndependenceIndependence (from Georgia)
Declared28 November 1991
Recognized226 August 2008
Geography
Total Area1506 sq mi (3900.5 km2)
Water %negligible
Demography
Population Est.72000
Density (pop.)18/km2 (46.6/sq mi)
Economy
Other information
CurrencyRussian ruble (RUB)
Drives on theright

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South Ossetia (c-eniconəˈsɛtiə or c-enɒˈsiːʃə ; , Khussar Iryston; , Samxret Oseti; , Yuzhnaya Osetiya) or Tskhinvali Region ( , Tsxinvalis regioni; , Tskhinvalskiy region) is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.

South Ossetians declared independence from Georgia in 1990, calling themselves the "Republic of South Ossetia". The Georgian government responded by abolishing South Ossetia's autonomy and trying to retake the region by force. This led to the 1991 � 1992 South Ossetia War. Georgian fighting against those controlling South Ossetia occurred on two other occasions, in 2004 and 2008. The last conflict led to the 2008 South Ossetia war, during which Ossetian separatists and Russian troops gained full, de-facto, control of the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast.

In the wake of the 2008 South Ossetia War, Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru recognized South Ossetia as an independent republic.

Georgia does not recognize the existence of South Ossetia as a political entity, and considers most of its territory a part of the Shida Kartli region under Georgian sovereignty, occupied by the Russian army.


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