List of territorial entities where Russian is an official language - wikipedia List of territorial entities where Russian is an official language The Russian language is official in over 38 countries, autonomous regions, de facto independent nation - states, and regions, all of which are listed below. This is a list of countries and territories where Russian is an official language : Contents 1 Countries where Russian is an official language 2 Some official functions 3 De facto 4 National subdivisions 4.1 Russia 4.2 Ukraine 4.3 Other 5 See also 6 References Countries where Russian is an official language Russia Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Some official functions Uzbekistan : Used in notary institutions and registry offices. Tajikistan : Designated language of inter-ethnic communication. Also permitted in lawmaking. De facto Turkmenistan : Widely spoken as first or second language and functions as the language of the élite, major cities, and is taught in all schools along with English. National subdivisions In these subdivisions ( non-sovereign countries ( Republics, de facto independent states ) and semi-autonomous regions ), Russian has de jure official status, but other languages are used alongside in their respective regions at the subnational level. Russia Adygea Altai Republic Bashkiria Buryatia Chechnya Chuvashia Dagestan Ingushetia Kabardino - Balkaria Kalmykia Karachay - Cherkessia Karelia Khakassia Komi Republic Mari El Mordovia Sakha Republic North Ossetia - Alania Tatarstan Tuva Udmurtia Ukraine Crimea ( currently controlled by Russia ) Donetsk Oblast Luhansk Oblast Kherson Oblast Zaporizhia Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast Odessa Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Sevastopol Other Transnistria ( Moldova ) ( de jure ) Gagauzia Romania ( A number of municipalities in Tulcea and Constanța counties ) See also Geographical distribution of Russian speakers References Jump up ^ Barushka, Katerina ( 28 January 2015 ). `` After decades of Russian dominance, Belarus begins to reclaim its language ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` On languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan - `` Adilet '' ILS ``. adilet.zan.kz. Retrieved 3 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kyrgyzstan : Driving the Russian Language from Public Life ''. EurasiaNet. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan `` On Official Language '' '' ( PDF ). Refworld. Retrieved 3 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` The status of the Russian language in Tajikistan remains unchanged - Rahmon ''. RIA - RIA.ru. 2009 - 10 - 22. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Russian language now able to be used again in lawmaking ''. News.tj. 2009 - 10 - 22. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Adygea, Article 5 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Altai, Article 13 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 1 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Buryatia, Article 67 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Chechnya, Article 10.1 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Chuvash, Article 10.1 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Dagestan, Article 11 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Ingushetia, Article 14 ''. Government of Ingueshetia. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Kabardino - Balkaria, Article 76 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Kalmykia, Article 17 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Karachay - Cherkessia, Article 11.1 ; 11.2 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of Russia, Article 11 ''. Government of Karelia. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Khakassia, Article 69 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Komi Republic, Article 67 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Mari El Republic, Article 15 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 12 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Sakha, Article 46 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania, Article 15 ''. PEC Agency. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Tartarstan, Article 8.1 ''. Government of Tatarstan. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Tyva, Article 5.1 ''. Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Constitution of the Republic of Crimea, Article 10.1 '' ( PDF ). Russian Ministry of Education, Sciences, and Youth. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` Russian became the official language in the three regions of Ukraine ''. Lenta. Lenta. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Русский язык стал региональным в Запорожской области ''. Korrespondent. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` НИКОЛАЕВСКИЙ ОБЛСОВЕТ СДЕЛАЛ РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫМ ''. Novosti. DN. Novosti. DN. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Russian language has official status in the Odessa region ''. Lenta. Lenta. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Харьковские депутаты отреагировали на принятие закона о языках ''. Dozor. Dozor. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Русскому языку на Харьковщине предоставили статус регионального ''. UKRinform. UKRinform. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Русский язык стал региональным в Днепропетровской области ''. Korrespondent. Korrespondent. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Городской совет Севастополя присвоил русскому языку статус регионального ''. Korrespondent. Korrespondent. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` КОНСТИТУЦИЯ ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКОЙ МОЛДАВСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ''. Zakon - PMR. Zakon - PMR. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ E-Democracy ( PDF ). E-Democracy http://www.e-democracy.md/files/elections/gagauzia2006/special-legal-status-gagauzia-en.pdf. Retrieved 1 February 2017. 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Question: in which countries is russian the official language
Answer: Russia