South Ossetia

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South Ossetia is a disputed, partially recognized region in the South Caucasus that declared independence from Georgia and has close political and military ties with Russia.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf breakaway region
de facto state
disputed territory
partially recognized state
borderedBy Georgia
Russia
capital Tskhinvali
claimedBy Georgia
consideredByMostStatesAs part of Georgia
country Georgia
currency Russian ruble
declaredIndependenceFrom Georgia
deFactoIndependenceSupportedBy Russia
ethnicMajority Ossetians
ethnicMinority Georgians
hasCloseMilitaryTiesWith Russia
hasClosePoliticalTiesWith Russia
hasDeFactoBorderControlBy Russia
hasDeFactoControlBy Russia
hasGovernmentType de facto presidential republic
hasInternationalStatus partially recognized republic
hasMilitaryPresenceOf Russia
hasParliament Parliament of South Ossetia
hasPeacekeepingForcesFrom Russia
hasPresidentTitle President of South Ossetia
hasRoadConnectionThrough Roki Tunnel
hasSecurityGuaranteesFrom Russia
involvedInConflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict
involvedInWar Russo-Georgian War 2008
surface form: Russo–Georgian War
largestCity Tskhinvali
locatedIn Caucasus
South Caucasus
officialLanguage Ossetian language
surface form: Ossetian

Russian
partOf Georgia
recognizedBy Nauru
Nicaragua
Russia
Venezuela
religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
RokiTunnelConnectsTo North Ossetia
surface form: North Ossetia–Alania
separatistMovement Ossetian separatism
sovereigntyDisputedBy Georgia
UNStatus not a member of the United Nations
usesLegalSystemOf Russia
usesScriptForOssetian Cyrillic
usesTimeZone Moscow Time
warOccurredInYear 2008

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Shida Kartli bordersRegion South Ossetia
Russo-Georgian War 2008 conflictOver South Ossetia
Russo-Georgian War 2008 locatedIn South Ossetia
Kartvelian languages spokenIn South Ossetia
Ossetians traditionalRegion South Ossetia
Ossetians associatedDeFactoEntity South Ossetia
this entity surface form: Republic of South Ossetia
South Caucasus hasConflictRegion South Ossetia
Ossetian language primaryRegion South Ossetia
Ossetian language hasOfficialStatusIn South Ossetia
EUMM Georgia excludesArea South Ossetia
South Ossetian forces country South Ossetia
this entity surface form: Republic of South Ossetia
South Ossetian forces operatesIn South Ossetia
South Ossetian forces commandStructure South Ossetia
this entity surface form: South Ossetian de facto authorities
city of Gori nearConflictZone South Ossetia
subject surface form: Gori
Иронтæ (Ironte) usedInRegion South Ossetia
subject surface form: Иронтæ
Ирон (Iron) spokenIn South Ossetia
subject surface form: Ирон
Uatsdin geographicRegion South Ossetia
Tskhinvali deFactoTerritory South Ossetia
Tskhinvali capitalOf South Ossetia
Tskhinvali administrativeCenterOf South Ossetia
Tskhinvali politicalCenterOf South Ossetia
Tskhinvali disputedBy South Ossetia
this entity surface form: self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia
Ossetia hasPart South Ossetia
Republic of Georgia hasDisputedRegion South Ossetia
Parliament of South Ossetia country South Ossetia
Parliament of South Ossetia legislatureOf South Ossetia
this entity surface form: Republic of South Ossetia
Parliament of South Ossetia jurisdiction South Ossetia
this entity surface form: Republic of South Ossetia
President of South Ossetia country South Ossetia
President of South Ossetia appliesToJurisdiction South Ossetia
this entity surface form: Republic of South Ossetia
President of South Ossetia officeCreatedFor South Ossetia
this entity surface form: Republic of South Ossetia
Roki Tunnel connects South Ossetia
Roki Tunnel locatedIn South Ossetia
Ministry of Defense of the de facto Republic of South Ossetia country South Ossetia
this entity surface form: de facto Republic of South Ossetia
5 Days of War setting South Ossetia