Capital
and largest city |
Simferopol
44°57'N 34°6'E |
Official languages |
Ukrainian |
Recognised regional languages |
Russian, Crimean Tatara |
Ethnic groups(2001) |
- 58.32% Russians
- 24.32% Ukrainians
- 12.10% Crimean Tatars
|
Government |
Autonomous Republic |
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Presidential
Representative |
Serhiy Kunitsyn |
- |
Prime Minister |
Sergey Aksyonov (de facto) |
- |
Speaker of the Parliament |
Vladimir Konstantinov |
Legislature |
Supreme Council |
Autonomy from the Russian Empire / Soviet Union andUkraine |
- |
Declared |
December 13, 1917 |
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Abolished |
October 18, 1921 |
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Restoredb |
February 12, 1992 |
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Constitution |
October 21, 1998 |
Area |
- |
Total |
26,100 km2 (148th)
10,038 sq mi |
Population |
- |
2007 estimate |
1,973,185 (148th) |
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2001 census |
2,033,700 |
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Density |
75.6/km2 (116th)
196.6/sq mi |
Currency |
Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) |
Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
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Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) |
Calling code |
+380d |
Internet TLD |
crimea.uac |
a. |
Because Ukrainian is the only state language in Ukraine, no other language may be official, although according to the Constitution of Crimea, Russian is the language of inter-ethnic communication. However, government duties are fulfilled mainly in Russian, hence it is a de facto official language.Crimean Tatar is also used. |
b. |
The Crimean Oblast's autonomy was restored when it became the Autonomous Republic of Crimea within the newly independent Ukraine. |
c. |
Not officially assigned. |
d. |
+380 65 for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, +380 692 for the administratively separate City of Sevastopol. |