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| 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 |