Republic of Crimea (Russia)
Republic of Crimea
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| Anthem: Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина Nivy i gory tvoi volshebny, Rodina (Russian) "Your fields and mountains are magical, Motherland" | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 34°24′E / 45.3°N 34.4°E | |
| Federal district | Southern |
| Economic region | North Caucasus |
| Capture of the Crimean parliament by Russian forces | 27 February 2014 |
| Annexation by Russia | 18 March 2014 |
| Administrative centre | Simferopol |
| Government | |
| • Body | State Council |
| • Head | Sergey Aksyonov |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,081 km2 (10,070 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,934,630 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
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| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (MSK) |
| License plates | 82 |
| Website | rk |
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The Republic of Crimea is a republic of Russia, comprising most of the Crimean Peninsula, but excluding Sevastopol. Its territory corresponds to the pre-2023 territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a de jure subdivision of Ukraine. Russia occupied and annexed the peninsula in 2014, although the annexation remains internationally unrecognized.
The capital and largest city located within its borders is Simferopol, which is the second-largest city on the Crimean Peninsula. As of the 2021 Russian census, the Republic of Crimea had a population of 1,934,630.