Republic of Crimea
unrecognized administrative division of Russia
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The Republic of Crimea is a republic of Russia[1][2][3] located in Russia[4][3]. It was established on March 18, 2014, and uses the Russian ruble as its currency[1]. The head of state is Sergei Aksyonov, and the head of government is Yury Gotsanyuk[5].
It has a population of 1.9M as of 2022[6] and an area of 26k. The territory operates in Moscow Time, UTC+03:00, and Europe/Simferopol.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[2]
- Country: Russia[3]
- Head of government: Yury Gotsanyuk[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: disputed territory[6], federal subject of Russia[7]
- Head of state: Sergei Aksyonov[8]
- Capital: Simferopol[9]
- Official language: Russian[10], Ukrainian[11], Crimean Tatar[12]
- Currency: Russian ruble[13]
- Shares border with: Krasnodar Krai[14], Sevastopol[15], Kherson Oblast[16]
- Anthem: State Anthem of Crimea[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bakhchysarai Raion[18], Bilohirsk Raion (1921—2023)[19], Dzhankoi Raion (1921—2023)[20], Kirovske Raion[21], Krasnohvardiiske Raion[22], Krasnoperekopsk Raion[23], Lenine Raion of Crimea[24], Nyzhnohirskyi Raion[25], Pervomaiske Raion[26], Rozdolne Raion[27], Saky Raion[28], Simferopol Raion[29], Sovietskyi Raion[30], Chornomorske Raion[31]
- Follows: Republic of Crimea[32]
- Flag: flag of Crimea[33]
- Legislative body: State Council of the Republic of Crimea[34]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Crimea[35]
- Part of: Southern Federal District[36], European Russia[37]
- Licence plate code: 82[38], 777[39], 77[40]
- Located in time zone: Moscow Time[41], UTC+03:00[42], Europe/Simferopol[43]
- Local dialing code: 365[44]
- Inception: March 18, 2014[45]
- Highest point: Roman-Kosh[46]
- Located in/on physical feature: Crimea[47]
- Official website: http://crimea.gov.ru[48], http://rk.gov.ru[49]
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Physical Characteristics
Population counts include 1,891,465[50], 1,895,915[51], 1,908,322[52], 1,912,168[53], and 1,913,731[54].