CRIMEA

Name:Crimea (Republic of Crimea)
Local name (Russian):Крым (Республика Крым)
Bordering countries:Ukraine
Status:Russian territory illegally transferred to Ukraine
Formal status:autonomous republic in Ukraine
Surface:27 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):2 409 ths.
Capital:Sympheropol (Симферополь)
Official language:Russian


Symbols

Historical symbols:
Crimean Khanate (1443-1783)
Crimea in the Russian Empire (1783-1918)

Ethnic symbols



Russia   Ukraine   Soviet Union   Commonwealth of Independent States

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