List of territorial entities where Russian is an official language
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This is a list of countries and territories where Russian is an official language:
Contents
Countries where Russian is an official language[edit]
| Nr | Country | Continent | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Europe | 147,100,000 | |
| 2. | Europe/Asia | 18,311,700 | |
| 3. | Europe | 9,477,100 | |
| 4. | Asia | 6,309,300 | |
| Total | All countries | World | 182,000,000 |
Some official functions[edit]
Uzbekistan: Used in notary institutions and registry offices.[4]
Tajikistan: Designated language of inter-ethnic communication. Also permitted in lawmaking.[5][6]
De facto[edit]
Turkmenistan: Widely 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]
National subdivisions[edit]
In these subdivisions (non-sovereign countries (Republics, de facto independent states) and semi-autonomous regions), Russian has de jure official status, but other languages are used alongside in their respective regions at the subnational level.
Russia[edit]
Adygea[7]
Altai Republic[8]
Bashkiria[9]
Buryatia[10]
Chechnya[11]
Chuvashia[12]
Dagestan[13]
Ingushetia[14]
Kabardino-Balkaria[15]
Kalmykia[16]
Karachay-Cherkessia[17]
Karelia[18]
Khakassia[19]
Komi Republic[20]
Mari El[21]
Mordovia[22]
Sakha Republic[23]
North Ossetia-Alania[24]
Tatarstan[25]
Tuva[26]
Udmurtia[citation needed]
Ukraine[edit]
Donetsk Oblast[27]
Luhansk Oblast[27]
Kherson Oblast[citation needed]
Zaporizhia Oblast[28]
Mykolaiv Oblast[29]
Odessa Oblast[30]
Kharkiv Oblast[31][32]
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[33]
Sevastopol[34]
Other[edit]
Transnistria (
Moldova) (de jure)[35]
Gagauzia[36]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "On languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan - "Adilet" ILS". adilet.zan.kz. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Barushka, Katerina (28 January 2015). "After decades of Russian dominance, Belarus begins to reclaim its language". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan: Driving the Russian Language from Public Life". EurasiaNet. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Official Language"" (PDF). Refworld. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "The status of the Russian language in Tajikistan remains unchanged - Rahmon". RIA - RIA.ru. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "Russian language now able to be used again in lawmaking". News.tj. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Adygea, Article 5". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Altai, Article 13". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 1". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Buryatia, Article 67". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Chechnya, Article 10.1". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Chuvash, Article 10.1". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Dagestan, Article 11". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Ingushetia, Article 14". Government of Ingueshetia. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Article 76". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Kalmykia, Article 17". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, Article 11.1; 11.2". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of Russia, Article 11". Government of Karelia. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Khakassia, Article 69". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Komi Republic, Article 67". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Mari El Republic, Article 15". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 12". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Sakha, Article 46". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Article 15". PEC Agency. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Tartarstan, Article 8.1". Government of Tatarstan. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Tyva, Article 5.1". Constitution Garant. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ a b "Russian became the official language in the three regions of Ukraine". Lenta. Lenta. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Русский язык стал региональным в Запорожской области". Korrespondent. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "НИКОЛАЕВСКИЙ ОБЛСОВЕТ СДЕЛАЛ РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК РЕГИОНАЛЬНЫМ". Novosti.DN. Novosti.DN. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Russian language has official status in the Odessa region". Lenta. Lenta. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Харьковские депутаты отреагировали на принятие закона о языках". Dozor. Dozor. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Русскому языку на Харьковщине предоставили статус регионального". UKRinform. UKRinform. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Русский язык стал региональным в Днепропетровской области". Korrespondent. Korrespondent. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Городской совет Севастополя присвоил русскому языку статус регионального". Korrespondent. Korrespondent. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКОЙ МОЛДАВСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ". Zakon-PMR. Zakon-PMR. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Law on special legal status of Gagauzia (Gagauz-Yeri)" (PDF). E-Democracy. E-Democracy. Retrieved 1 February 2017.