| Name: | Southern Ossetia (Republic of Southern Ossetia) |
| Local name (Ossetic): | Хуссар Ирыстон (Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон) |
| Local name (Russian): | Южная Осетия (Республика Южная Осетия) |
| Local name (Georgian): | სამხრეთ ოსეთი (სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკა) |
| Bordering countries: | Georgia, Russia |
| Real status: | unrecognized sovereign state |
| Formal status: | part of Georgia (former autonomous region) |
| Surface: | 3.9 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2002): | 100 ths. |
| Capital: | Tskhinval (Цхинвал / ცხინვალი) |
| Official languages: | Ossetic, Russian, Georgian |
