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South Ossetia (region (geographic)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 20 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.3333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Region located along the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, with a strong Russian identity. A secessionist movement in the late 1980s began, with extensive fighting in 1991, ending in a cease fire brokered by Russia in 1992. In 1993, the South Ossetian government declared themselves a republic, however this was not internationally recognized. Fighting commenced again in 2008, with tensions continuing after a French-brokered cease fire. The region declared its independence in 2008, however, only several countries including Russia, recognize its independence, against international criticism. Most of inhabitants are Ossetians, with a large minority of Georgians; grain, fruit, and vines are cultivated on small percentage of land; other industries are forestry and sheep rearing. |
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| South Ossetia (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Samkhret’ Oset’is AO (C,V)
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| Samkhret’ Oset’is Avtonomiuri Olk’i (C,V)
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| Yuzhnaya Osetiya (C,V)
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| Jugo-Osetija (C,V)
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| Jugo-Osetinskaja Avtonomnaja Oblast' (H,V)
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| Yugo-Osetinskaja Avtonomnaja Oblast' (H,V)
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| Yugo-Osetinskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast (H,V)
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| Yugo-Osetinskaya autonomous oblast (H,O)
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| South Ossetian AO (H,O)
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| South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast (H,V)
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| region (geographic) (preferred, C) |
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| autonomous region (C) |
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declared independence in 2008, though this is internationally disputed |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Jugo-Osetinskaja Avtonomnaja Oblast'.......... |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-83 |
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