Republics of Russia

In Russia, republics are a type of federal subject. They were originally created as nation states for non-Russian ethnic groups, but have since lost most of their autonomy.

 Status of Southeast Ukraine 

On 18 March 2014, Russia annexed the Autonomous Republic of Crimea of Ukraine after an unrecognized referendum.The peninsula became the Republic of Crimea, the 22nd republic of Russia. However, Ukraine and most of the international community do not recognize Crimea's annexation. United Nations General Assembly declared the vote to be illegitimate.

On 24 February 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine and took large areas of southern and eastern Ukraine. As early as March leaders in the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic both said their wish to join Russia, originally once Russia captured all their claimed territory. However, after quick Ukrainian gains in the east in September, Russia and the unrecognized republics rushed a series of referendums on annexation to Russia. The referendum results claimed a large majority supported annexation. On 30 September 2022, Putin formally announced the annexation of the two republics. However, the referendums were recognized internationally as a sham while the European Union and G7 said they were illegal. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the annexations as a violation of the UN Charter.

Kherson Oblast, another region annexed by Russia, was originally thought to be upgrading itself to a "people's republic", according to United States intelligence. However, it never happened, and by the time of the referendums in late September 2022, Kherson's status in Russia stayed unmentioned. When Kherson was annexed, along with neighbouring Zaporizhzhia Oblast, they became oblasts instead of republics.

Republics
For the individual flags of the republics, see Flags of the federal subjects of Russia.
 Name Map Domestic common and formal names Capital Titular Nationality Population (2010) Area Republic of Adygea border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Adygea in Russia  ()  () Maykop ()  () Circassians25.2% 439,996  Altai Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Altai in Russia  ()  ()
  ()  Gorno-Altaysk ()  ()  ()  Altai33.9% 206,168  Republic of Bashkortostan border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Bashkortostan in Russia  ()   () Ufa ()  () Bashkirs29.5% 4,072,292   Republic of Buryatia border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Buryatia in Russia  () () Ulan-Ude ()  () Buryats30% 972,021  Chechen Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Chechnya in Russia  () () Grozny ()  () Chechens93.4% 1,268,989  Chuvash Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Chuvashia in Russia  () () Cheboksary ()  () Chuvash67.7% 1,251,619  Republic of Crimea alt=Map showing Crimea in Russia|border|center|150x150px  () () () Simferopol ()  () () — 1,913,731  Republic of Dagestan border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Dagestan in Russia  () Makhachkala () Thirteen indigenous nationalities 2,910,249  Donetsk People's Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Donetsk in Russia  () Donetsk () — 4,100,280   Republic of Ingushetia border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Ingushetia in Russia  () () Magas ()  () Ingush94.1% 412,529  Kabardino-Balkar Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia  () () () Nalchik ()  () () Balkars12.7%Kabardians57.2% 859,939  Republic of Kalmykia border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Kalmykia in Russia  () () Elista ()  () Kalmyks57.4% 289,481  Karachay-Cherkess Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Karachay-Cherkessia in Russia  () Cherkessk () Abazins7.8%Kabardians11.9%Karachays41%Nogais3.3% 477,859  Republic of Karelia border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Karelia in Russia  () Petrozavodsk () Karelians7.4% 643,548  Republic of Khakassia border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Khakassia in Russia  ()Khakas: Хакас Республиказы (Khakas Respublikazy) Abakan ()Khakas: Абахан (Abakhan) Khakas12.1% 532,403  Komi Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Komi in Russia  () () Syktyvkar () () Komi23.7% 901,189  Luhansk People’s Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Luhansk in Russia  () Luhansk () — 2,121,322  Mari El Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Mari El in Russia  () () () Yoshkar-Ola () () () Mari43.9% 696,459  Republic of Mordovia border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Mordovia in Russia  () () () Saransk () () () Mordvins40% 834,755  Republic of North Ossetia–Alania border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing North Ossetia–Alania in Russia  () () Vladikavkaz () () Ossetians65.1% 712,980  Republic of Sakha border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing the Sakha Republic in Russia  () () Yakutsk () () Yakuts49.9% 958,528  Republic of Tatarstan border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Tatarstan in Russia  () () Kazan () ()  Tatars53.2% 3,786,488  Tuva Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Tuva in Russia  () () Kyzyl () () Tuvans82% 307,930  Udmurt Republic border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Udmurtia in Russia  () () Izhevsk () () Udmurts28% 1,521,420 

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