List of countries and territories where Russian is an official language

This is a list of countries and regions where Russian is an official language.

Countries
Official language
 Name Other official language(s) (at national level) Native speakers (%) Total speakers (%)  Belarusian 70.2%  Kazakh 21.2 84.8  Kyrgyz 8.9% 49.6%  85.7  Tajik 0.5% 25.9%

Recognised language
Many countries recognise Russian as a minority language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

 Country Official language(s) Native speakers (%) Total speakers (%)  Armenian 0.8% 52.7%  Romanian 9.7%  Polish 0.1% 18%  Romanian 0.11%  Slovak  Ukrainian 29.6% 68%  Uzbek 2.1%

Regions and unrecognised countries
The partially-recognised republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria all list Russian as a co-official language in their constitutions. The regions of Crimea (Ukraine), Gagauzia (Moldova), Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (Moldova) and eight communes of Romania also recognise Russian as a co-official language.

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Category:Lists of countries
Category:Russian language
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