South Ossetia

Republic of
South Ossetia

Хуссар Ирыстон / Khussar Iryston (Ossetic)
სამხრეთი ოსეთი / Samkhreti Oseti (Georgian)
Южная Осетия / Yuzhnaya Osetiya (Russian)
Flag of South Ossetia
Àsìá
Àmì ọ̀pá àṣẹ ilẹ̀ South Ossetia
Àmì ọ̀pá àṣẹ
Map of South Ossetia
Map of South Ossetia
South Ossetia (circled in green)
South Ossetia (circled in green)
OlùìlúTskhinvali
Àwọn èdè ìṣẹ́ọbaOssetic, Georgian, Russian1
Lílò regional languagesGeorgian
ÌjọbaRepublic
• President
Eduard Kokoity
Vadim Brovtsev
Independence from Georgia
• Declared
28 November 1991
26 August 2008
• Recognition by Nicaragua
3 September 2008
• Recognition by Venezuela
10 September 2009
Ìtóbi
• Total
3,900 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
• Omi (%)
negligible
Alábùgbé
• 2000 estimate
72,000[2]
• Ìdìmọ́ra
18/km2 (46.6/sq mi)
OwónínáRussian ruble (RUB)
Ibi àkókòUTC+3, +4
Ojúọ̀nà ọkọ́right
  1. Russian language is "official language of government authorities, public administration and local self-government".