Autonomous republic of Ukraine
| Autonomous republic of Ukraine | |
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| Category | Subdivision of a unitary state |
| Location |  Ukraine |
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| Number | 1 |
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Ukraine is administratively divided into 27 regions, one of which is an autonomous republic, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Its administrative status is recognized in the Ukrainian Constitution in Chapter X: Autonomous Republic of Crimea and is governed in accordance with laws passed by Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.[1]
| ISO code[2] | Name | Flag | Coat of arms | Status | Capital | Area (sq mi) | Population |
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| UA-43 | Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 
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Autonomous Republic | Simferopol | 10,038 | 1,966,801 |
List of former republics
In the past, there were two autonomous soviet socialist republics within the general administrative division of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
| Name | Time period | Flag | Coat of arms | Capital | Area (sq mi) | Population |
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| Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | 1991–1992 | .svg){kind=small}
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Simferopol | 10,070 | 2,183,000 (1989) |
| Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | 1924–1940 | 
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Chisinau (occupied)[3] | 3,100 | 572,339 (1940) |
References
- ^ Kuibida, Vasyl (18 November 2008). "The concept of reform of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine. Project". Kyiv Regional Center for International Relations and Business (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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- ^ Officially capital was the city of Chisinau, but temporarily the autonomous republic was governed at first from Balta, then Birzula, and finally - Tiraspol.
External links
- "Regions of Ukraine and their composition". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 January 2013.