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This is a list of countries and territories where Russian is an official language :
Countries where Russian is an official language
Country
Population 2010
Native Russian speakers
Est. total speakers
Status of Russian
More info
Total
173,965,509
130,491,000
163,000,000
Russian language
Russia
142,914,509
118,600,000
137,500,000
State language
Languages of Russia
Belarus
9,500,000
8,991,000
9,300,000
2-nd state language
Languages of Belarus
Kazakhstan
16,000,000
2,500,000
13,500,000
2-nd official
Languages of Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
5,551,000
400,000
2,700,000
2-nd official
Languages of Kyrgyzstan
Partially recognized or unrecognised countries where Russian is an official language
Country
Part of country (de jure)
Population
Native Russian speakers
Est. total speakers
Status of Russian
More info
Abkhazia [ 1] [ 2]
Georgia
242,000
x
x
2-nd official language
Languages of Abkhazia
Donetsk People's Republic
Ukraine
2,300,000
x
2,300,000
1-st state language
Luhansk People's Republic
Ukraine
1,500,000
x
1,500,000
1-st state language
South Ossetia [ 2] [ 3]
Georgia
50,000
25,000
50,000
2-nd state language
Languages of South Ossetia
Transnistria
Moldova
500,000
300,000
500,000
One of the official languages
Languages of Transnistria
Countries where the Russian language has some official functions
Country
Population 2010
Native Russian speakers
Est. total speakers
Status of Russian
More info
Israel
7,580,000
x
1,000,000
Used in the annotations to drugs
Languages of Israel
Tajikistan
7,616,400
50,000
2,500,000
Official inter-ethnic communication. Used in lawmaking.
Languages of Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
28,600,000
900,000
11,800,000
Used in notary institutions and registry offices
Languages of Uzbekistan
Regions where Russian is an official language
Region
Country
Status
Population 2001
Native Russian speakers (%)
Status of Russian
More info
Gagauzia
Moldova
Autonomous region
162,200
x
Official
Languages of Moldova
Donetsk Oblast
Ukraine
Oblast ; de facto partially controlled by Donetsk People's Republic
4,841,000
74,9%
Regional
Languages of Ukraine
Luhansk Oblast
Ukraine
Oblast ; de facto partially controlled by Luhansk People's Republic
2,546,200
68,8%
Regional
Languages of Ukraine
Kherson Oblast
Ukraine
Oblast
1,175,100
24,9%
Regional
Languages of Ukraine
Mykolaiv Oblast
Ukraine
Oblast
1,264,700
29,3%
Regional
Languages of Ukraine
Odessa Oblast
Ukraine
Oblast
2,469,000
41,9%
Regional
Languages of Ukraine
Kharkiv Oblast
Ukraine
Oblast
2,914,200
44,3%
Regional
Languages of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Ukraine
Oblast
3,567,600
32%
Regional
Languages of Ukraine
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Ukraine (de jure)
Autonomous republic ; de facto controlled by Russia
2,033,700
77%
Some official functions
Languages of Crimea
Sevastopol
Ukraine (de jure)
City of state importance; de facto controlled by Russia
379,500
90,6%
Regional
Languages of Crimea
A number of municipalities in Tulcea and Constanța counties
Romania
x
Local
Languages of Romania
Organisations with Russian as an official language
References