Federal subjects of Russia

The subjects of the Russian Federation (Russian: субъекты Российской Федерации subekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) are the main administrative divisions in Russia. Since 18 March 2014, Russia is made up of 85 federal subjects. They are grouped into eight federal districts.

The federal subjects are divided into oblasts, republics, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities and an autonomous oblast. Republics are generally independent, each having its own constitution and legislature. They are meant to be home to a certain ethnic minority. The republics can also set their own official language.Article 68 of the Constitution of Russia

Types

Each federal subject belongs to one of the following types:

 Legend Description  The most common type of federal subject with a governor and local government.  Nominally autonomous, each has its own constitution and legislature; is represented by the federal government in international affairs; is meant to be home to a specific ethnic minority.  The same as an oblast, but with a different name. The name "krai" is old.  With a substantial or predominant ethnic minority.  Major cities that have their own region.  The only autonomous oblast is the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.

List

Code  Name  Capital/Administrative centre Flag  Coatof arms  Type  Federal district  Economic region  Area(km2)  Population  Yearestablished01Adygea, Republic ofMaykopborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicSouthernNorth Caucasus7,600447,109192202Bashkortostan, Republic ofUfaborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicVolgaUral143,6004,104,336191903Buryatia, Republic ofUlan-Udeborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicFar EasternEast Siberian351,300981,238192304Altai RepublicGorno-Altayskborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicSiberianWest Siberian92,600202,947192205Dagestan, Republic ofMakhachkalaborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorth CaucasianNorth Caucasus50,3002,576,531192106Ingushetia, Republic ofMagas(Largest city: Nazran)border|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorth CaucasianNorth Caucasus4,000467,294199207Kabardino-Balkar RepublicNalchikborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorth CaucasianNorth Caucasus12,500901,494193608Kalmykia, Republic ofElistaborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicSouthernVolga76,100292,410195709Karachay-Cherkess RepublicCherkesskborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorth CaucasianNorth Caucasus14,100439,470195710Karelia, Republic ofPetrozavodskborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorthwesternNorthern172,400716,281195611Komi RepublicSyktyvkarborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorthwesternNorthern415,9001,018,674192112Mari El RepublicYoshkar-Olaborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicVolgaVolga-Vyatka23,200727,979192013Mordovia, Republic ofSaranskborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicVolgaVolga-Vyatka26,200888,766193014Sakha (Yakutia) RepublicYakutskborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicFar EasternFar Eastern3,103,200949,280192215North Ossetia-Alania, Republic ofVladikavkazborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorth CaucasianNorth Caucasus8,000710,275192416Tatarstan, Republic ofKazanborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicVolgaVolga68,0003,779,265192017Tuva RepublicKyzylborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicSiberianEast Siberian170,500305,510194418Udmurt RepublicIzhevskborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicVolgaUral42,1001,570,316192019Khakassia, Republic ofAbakanborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicSiberianEast Siberian61,900546,072193020Chechen RepublicGroznyborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicNorth CaucasianNorth Caucasus15,3001,103,686199121Chuvash RepublicCheboksaryborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicVolgaVolga-Vyatka18,3001,313,754192022Altai KraiBarnaulborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiSiberianWest Siberian169,1002,607,426193723Krasnodar KraiKrasnodarborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiSouthernNorth Caucasus76,0005,125,221193724Krasnoyarsk KraiKrasnoyarskborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiSiberianEast Siberian2,339,7002,966,042193425Primorsky KraiVladivostokborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiFar EasternFar Eastern165,9002,071,210193826Stavropol KraiStavropolborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiNorth CaucasianNorth Caucasus66,5002,735,139193427Khabarovsk KraiKhabarovskborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiFar EasternFar Eastern788,6001,436,570193828Amur OblastBlagoveshchenskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastFar EasternFar Eastern363,700902,844193229Arkhangelsk OblastArkhangelskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastNorthwesternNorthern587,4001,336,539193730Astrakhan OblastAstrakhanborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSouthernVolga44,1001,005,276194331Belgorod OblastBelgorodborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral Black Earth27,1001,511,620195432Bryansk OblastBryanskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral34,9001,378,941194433Vladimir OblastVladimirborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral29,0001,523,990194434Volgograd OblastVolgogradborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSouthernVolga113,9002,699,223193735Vologda OblastVologda(Largest city: Cherepovets)border|45x45px45x45pxoblastNorthwesternNorthern145,7001,269,568193736Voronezh OblastVoronezhborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral Black Earth52,4002,378,803193437Ivanovo OblastIvanovoborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral21,8001,148,329193638Irkutsk OblastIrkutskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSiberianEast Siberian767,9002,581,705193739Kaliningrad OblastKaliningradborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastNorthwesternKaliningrad15,100955,281194640Kaluga OblastKalugaborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral29,9001,041,641194441Kamchatka KraiPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskyborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiFar EasternFar Eastern472,300358,801200742Kemerovo OblastKemerovoborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSiberianWest Siberian95,5002,899,142194343Kirov OblastKirovborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastVolgaVolga-Vyatka120,8001,503,529193444Kostroma OblastKostromaborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral60,100736,641194445Kurgan OblastKurganborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastUralUral71,0001,019,532194346Kursk OblastKurskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral Black Earth29,8001,235,091193447Leningrad OblastLargest city: Gatchinaborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastNorthwesternNorthwestern84,5001,669,205192748Lipetsk OblastLipetskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral Black Earth24,1001,213,499195449Magadan OblastMagadanborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastFar EasternFar Eastern461,400182,726195350Moscow OblastLargest city: Balashikhaborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral44,3006,618,538192951Murmansk OblastMurmanskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastNorthwesternNorthern144,900892,534193852Nizhny Novgorod OblastNizhny Novgorodborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastVolgaVolga-Vyatka76,9003,524,028193653Novgorod OblastVeliky Novgorodborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastNorthwesternNorthwestern55,300694,355194454Novosibirsk OblastNovosibirskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSiberianWest Siberian178,2002,692,251193755Omsk OblastOmskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSiberianWest Siberian139,7002,079,220193456Orenburg OblastOrenburgborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastVolgaUral124,0002,179,551193457Oryol OblastOryolborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral24,700860,262193758Penza OblastPenzaborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastVolgaVolga43,2001,452,941193959Perm KraiPermborder|45x45px45x45pxkraiVolgaUral160,6002,819,421200560Pskov OblastPskovborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastNorthwesternNorthwestern55,300760,810194461Rostov OblastRostov-on-Donborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSouthernNorth Caucasus100,8004,404,013193762Ryazan OblastRyazanborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral39,6001,227,910193763Samara OblastSamaraborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastVolgaVolga53,6003,239,737192864Saratov OblastSaratovborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastVolgaVolga100,2002,668,310193665Sakhalin OblastYuzhno-Sakhalinskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastFar EasternFar Eastern87,100546,695194766Sverdlovsk OblastYekaterinburgborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastUralUral194,8004,486,214193567Smolensk OblastSmolenskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral49,8001,049,574193768Tambov OblastTambovborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral Black Earth34,3001,178,443193769Tver OblastTverborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral84,1001,471,459193570Tomsk OblastTomskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastSiberianWest Siberian316,9001,046,039194471Tula OblastTulaborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral25,7001,675,758193772Tyumen OblastTyumenborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastUralWest Siberian143,5203,264,841194473Ulyanovsk OblastUlyanovskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastVolgaVolga37,3001,382,811194374Chelyabinsk OblastChelyabinskborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastUralUral87,9003,603,339193475Zabaykalsky KraiChita45x45px45x45pxkraiFar EasternEast Siberian431,5001,155,346200876Yaroslavl OblastYaroslavlborder|45x45px45x45pxoblastCentralCentral36,4001,367,398193677Moscow—border|45x45px45x45pxfederal cityCentralCentral2,51110,382,75478Saint Petersburg—border|45x45px45x45pxfederal cityNorthwesternNorthwestern1,4394,662,54779Jewish Autonomous OblastBirobidzhanborder|45x45px45x45pxautonomous oblastFar EasternFar Eastern36,000190,915193480Nenets Autonomous OkrugNaryan-Marborder|45x45px45x45pxautonomous okrugNorthwesternNorthern176,70041,546192981Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug – YugraKhanty-Mansiysk(Largest city: Surgut)border|45x45px45x45pxautonomous okrugUralWest Siberian523,1001,432,817193082Chukotka Autonomous OkrugAnadyrborder|45x45px45x45pxautonomous okrugFar EasternFar Eastern737,70053,824193083Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugSalekhard(Largest city: Noyabrsk)border|45x45px45x45pxautonomous okrugUralWest Siberian750,300507,006193084Republic of CrimeaSimferopolborder|45x45px45x45pxrepublicSouthernNorth Caucasus26,9641,966,801201485Sevastopol—border|45x45px45x45pxfederal citySouthernNorth Caucasus864379,2002014

a.  The largest city is also listed when it is different from the capital/administrative center.

b.  According to Article 13 of the Charter of Leningrad Oblast, the governing bodies of the oblast are located in the city of St. Petersburg. However, St. Petersburg is not officially named to be the administrative center of the oblast.

c.  According to Article 24 of the Charter of Moscow Oblast, the governing bodies of the oblast are located in the city of Moscow and throughout the territory of Moscow Oblast. However, Moscow is not officially named to be the administrative center of the oblast.

d.  Not recognized internationally as a part of Russia.

e.  In February 2000, the former code of 20 for the Chechen Republic was cancelled and replaced with code 95. License plate production was suspended due to the Chechen Wars, causing numerous issues, which in turn forced the region to use a new code.

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