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| 4. || {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}|| Russian is a co-official language alongside [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyrgyzstan: Driving the Russian Language from Public Life|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62916|website=EurasiaNet|accessdate=3 October 2016|date=17 February 2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003114107/http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62916|archivedate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
| 4. || {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}|| Russian is a co-official language alongside [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyrgyzstan: Driving the Russian Language from Public Life|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62916|website=EurasiaNet|accessdate=3 October 2016|date=17 February 2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003114107/http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62916|archivedate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
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| 5. || {{flag|Ukraine}} || The state only official language is [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]. Russian formerly had a co-official status is few regions in 2012-2019:
| 5. || {{flag|Ukraine}} || The state only official language is [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]. Russian formerly had a co-official status is few regions in 2012-2018:
* {{flag|Luhansk Oblast}}<ref name="ukrlangru"/>
* {{flag|Luhansk Oblast}}<ref name="ukrlangru"/>
* {{flag|Zaporizhia Oblast}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/1384181-russkij-yazyk-stal-regionalnym-v-zaporozhskoj-oblasti|script-title=ru:Русский язык стал региональным в Запорожской области|trans-title=The Russian language became regional in Zaporizhia Oblast|language=ru|publisher=korrespondent.net|date=16 August 2012|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref>
* {{flag|Zaporizhia Oblast}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/1384181-russkij-yazyk-stal-regionalnym-v-zaporozhskoj-oblasti|script-title=ru:Русский язык стал региональным в Запорожской области|trans-title=The Russian language became regional in Zaporizhia Oblast|language=ru|publisher=korrespondent.net|date=16 August 2012|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref>

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Areas where Russian is the majority language (medium blue) or a minority language (light blue)
States where Russian is an official language (dark blue) or spoken as a first or second language by 30% or more of the population (teal)

This is a list of countries and territories where Russian is an official language:

Russian with official status

No. Country Status
1.  Russia Russian is the federal official language. However few regions in Russia have an additional co-official language locally. See : Languages of Russia
2.  Kazakhstan Russian is a co-official language alongside Kazakh.[1]
3.  Belarus Russian is a co-official language alongside Belarusian.[2]
4.  Kyrgyzstan Russian is a co-official language alongside Kyrgyz.[3]
5.  Ukraine The state only official language is Ukrainian. Russian formerly had a co-official status is few regions in 2012-2018:

And formerly in:

6.  Moldova Only in the regions of
7.  Abkhazia Russian is co-official alongside Abkhaz.
8.  South Ossetia Russian is co-official alongside Ossetian.

Russian with de facto official functions

No. Country Status
1.  Uzbekistan The official language is Uzbek. Russian is used in notary institutions and registry offices.[16]
2.  Tajikistan The official language is Tajik. Russian is designated language of inter-ethnic communication. Also permitted in lawmaking.[17][18]
3.  Turkmenistan The official language is Turkmen. Russian is designated language of inter-ethnic communication. Widely[quantify] 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.[citation needed]

Russian with other unofficial status

No. Country Status
1.  Estonia The official language is Estonian. Russian is natively spoken by over 20% of the population. See Languages of Estonia.
2.  Israel The official language is Hebrew. Russian is natively spoken by over 15% of the population. See Languages of Israel and Russian language in Israel.
3.  Latvia The official language is Latvian.[19] Russian is spoken at home by 37.2% of the population (2011)[20] and it is one of the seven minority languages national minority education programmes are provided in.[21] See Languages of Latvia and Russian language in Latvia.
4.  Lithuania The official language is Lithuanian. Russian is natively spoken by over 7% of the population.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 11 July 1997 No. 151: On languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan". Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan law information services. 11 July 1997. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Barushka, Katerina (28 January 2015). "After decades of Russian dominance, Belarus begins to reclaim its language". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Kyrgyzstan: Driving the Russian Language from Public Life". EurasiaNet. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Russian became the official language in the three regions of Ukraine". Lenta. Lenta. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ^ Русский язык стал региональным в Запорожской области [The Russian language became regional in Zaporizhia Oblast] (in Russian). korrespondent.net. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. ^ Русский язык получил официальный статус в Одесской области [The Russian language has received official status in the Odessa Oblast]. lenta.ru. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. ^ Русский язык стал региональным в Днепропетровской области [The Russian language has become regional in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast] (in Russian). korrespondent.net. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  8. ^ В Херсонской области русский язык лишили статуса регионального [In Kherson Oblast, the Russian language has lost regional status] (in Russian). liga.net. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  9. ^ На Херсонщині скасували регіональний статус російської мови [The regional status of the Russian language has been cancelled in the Kherson Oblast] (in Ukrainian). unian.ua. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. ^ Николаевский облсовет сделал русский язык региональным [The Mykolaiv Oblast council made Russian a regional language] (in Russian). novosti.dn.ua. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Russian language loses its regional status in Mykolaiv region". Kyiv Post. Interfax-Ukraine. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. ^ Харьковские депутаты отреагировали на принятие закона о языках [Kharkiv deputies responded to the adoption of the law on languages] (in Russian). dozor.kharkov.ua. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. ^ Русскому языку на Харьковщине предоставили статус регионального [The Russian language was given the status of regional in the Kharkiv Oblast] (in Russian). ukrinform.ua. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКОЙ МОЛДАВСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ". Zakon-PMR. Zakon-PMR. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Law on special legal status of Gagauzia (Gagauz-Yeri)" (PDF). E-Democracy. E-Democracy. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Official Language"" (PDF). Refworld. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  17. ^ "The status of the Russian language in Tajikistan remains unchanged - Rahmon". RIA - RIA.ru. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  18. ^ "Russian language now able to be used again in lawmaking". News.tj. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  19. ^ "Official Language Law". likumi.lv. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. ^ "At home Latvian is spoken by 62% of Latvian population; the majority – in Vidzeme and Lubāna county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Minority education: statistics and trends". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  22. ^ Statistics Lithuania census 2011: GYVENTOJAI PAGAL TAUTYBĘ, GIMTĄJĄ KALBĄ IR TIKYBĄ
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