South Ossetia MOTW Series Postcard

South Ossetia 

South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a landlocked and partially recognised state in the South Caucasus.It has an officially stated population of just over 56,500 people (2022), who live in an area of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), on the south side of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, with 33,000 living in the capital city, Tskhinvali. Only Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria recognise South Ossetia as a sovereign state.Although Georgia does not control South Ossetia, the Georgian government and the United Nations consider the territory part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as "the former autonomous district of South Ossetia", in reference to the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast disbanded in 1990.

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South Ossetia (green), with Georgia proper and Abkhazia (light grey)

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