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	Topics Federal subjects of Russia Topic Home Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council Federation Council of Russia Federation Council of Russia is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation.... (upper house Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.... of the Federal Assembly of Russia Federal Assembly of Russia The Federal Assembly of Russia is the legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993. It was preceded by the Congress of Soviets of RSFSR.... ). However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy Autonomous area An autonomous area is an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or freedom from an external authority. Typically it is either geographically distinct from the country or is populated by a national minority.... they enjoy. Autonomous okrugs, while federal subjects in their own right, are, at the same time, considered to be administrative divisions of other federal subjects (with Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located in the Far Eastern Federal District federal districts of Russia.... being the only exception). le class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;">

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21 republics
Republics of Russia

The Russia is divided into 83 federal subjects of Russia , 21 of which are republics. The republics represent areas of non-Russian ethnicity....
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Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council

Federation Council of Russia

Federation Council of Russia is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation....
(upper house

Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
of the Federal Assembly of Russia

Federal Assembly of Russia

The Federal Assembly of Russia is the legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993. It was preceded by the Congress of Soviets of RSFSR....
). However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy

Autonomous area

An autonomous area is an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or freedom from an external authority. Typically it is either geographically distinct from the country or is populated by a national minority....
they enjoy. Autonomous okrugs, while federal subjects in their own right, are, at the same time, considered to be administrative divisions of other federal subjects (with Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located in the Far Eastern Federal District federal districts of Russia....
being the only exception).

Types of federal subjects of Russia

Each subject of the federation belongs to one of the following categories:

	21 republics Republics of Russia The Russia is divided into 83 federal subjects of Russia , 21 of which are republics. The republics represent areas of non-Russian ethnicity.... (sing. ; respubliki, sing. respublika)—nominally autonomous, each has its own constitution, president and parliament; is represented by the federal government in international affairs; and is meant to be home to a specific ethnic minority.
	46 oblast Oblasts of Russia The Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects of Russia , of which 46 are oblasts :... s (provinces) (sing. ; oblasti, sing. oblast)—most common, regular administrative units with federally appointed governor and locally elected legislature. Commonly named after the oblast center—the largest city in the oblast, its administrative center.
	9 krai Krais of Russia The Russia is divided into 83 federal subjects of Russia, of which nine are krais, or krays :#Altai Krai#Kamchatka Krai... s (territories) (sing. ; kraya, sing. krai or kray, the latter being less common)—essentially the same as oblasts. The title "territory" is historic, originally given because they were once considered frontier regions.
	1 autonomous oblast Autonomous oblasts of Russia The Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects of Russia, one of which is an autonomous oblast , the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.... (autonomous province) (; avtonomnaya oblast) (The Jewish Autonomous Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia situated in the Far Eastern Federal District federal districts of Russia, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast of Russia and Heilongjiang province of People's Republic of China.... )
	4 autonomous okrugs Autonomous okrugs of Russia Autonomous okrug is a type of federal subject of Russia of Russia and simultaneously a type of administrative division of some federal subjects.... (autonomous districts) (sing. ; avtonomnyye okruga, sing. avtonomny okrug Okrug Okrug is an administrative division of some Eastern European Slavic peoples states. The word "okrug" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "district", or "region".... )—more autonomous than oblasts but less than republics; usually with substantial or predominant ethnic minority.
	2 federal cities Federal cities of Russia The Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects of Russia, two of which are federal city.References ... (cities under direct jurisdiction of the Federation) (sing. ; federalnyye goroda, sing. federalny gorod)—major cities that function as separate regions.

List of federal subjects

The subjects have both numerical codes and two- or three-letter ISO 3166-2:RU

ISO 3166-2:RU

ISO 3166-2:RUis an International Organization for Standardization standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to...
codes. The numerical codes span from 01 to 89, although 6 of them are no longer in use after mergers.

Mergers

Plans existed to merge some of the federal subjects into larger territories, which started in December 2005. No new mergers have been planned since March 2008.

Proposals	Date of referendum	Date of merger	Merger
1, 1a	December 7, 2003	December 1, 2005	Perm Oblast Perm Oblast Until December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast was a federal subjects of Russia of Russia in Privolzhsky Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with Komi-Permyak Okrug to form Perm Krai.... + Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug Komi-Permyak Okrug Komi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. It was a Federal subjects of Russia of Russia until December 1, 2005.... ? Perm Krai Perm Krai Perm Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Okrug....
2, 2a, 2b	April 17, 2005	January 1, 2007	Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by area Russian region after the Sakha Republic, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory .... + Evenk Autonomous Okrug Evenk Autonomous Okrug Evenkiysky District is an administrative-territorial entity with special status?a district within Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Before January 1, 2007, it was the only district of Evenk Autonomous Okrug , or Evenkia?a federal subjects of Russia of Russia, which, as of 2006, at 767,600 km?, was Russia's seventh largest and l... + Taymyr Autonomous Okrug Taymyr Autonomous Okrug Taymyr Autonomous Okrug , or Taymyria, was a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , the northernmost in mainland Russia . It is named after the Taymyr Peninsula.... ? Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by area Russian region after the Sakha Republic, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory ....
3, 3a	October 23, 2005	July 1, 2007	Kamchatka Oblast Kamchatka Oblast Kamchatka Oblast was a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . To the north, it bordered Magadan Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Koryak Autonomous Okrug was located in the northern part of the oblast.... + Koryak Autonomous Okrug Koryak Autonomous Okrug Koryak Okrug , or Koryakia, is an administrative division of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It was a federal subjects of Russia of Russia from 1931 until July 1, 2007, when it merged with Kamchatka Oblast.... ? Kamchatka Krai Kamchatka Krai Kamchatka Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia. It is a krai formed July 1, 2007 as a result of the merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Okrug, after a referendum held on the issue on October 23, 2005....
4, 4a	April 16, 2006	January 1, 2008	Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena River, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers.... + Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug , or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is an administrative division of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It was a federal subjects of Russia of Russia from September 26, 1937 to January 1, 2008, when it merged with Irkutsk Oblast.... ? Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena River, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers....
5, 5a	March 11, 2007	March 1, 2008	Chita Oblast Chita Oblast Chita Oblast , Chitinskaya oblast) was a federal subjects of Russia of Russia in south-east Siberia, Russia. Its administrative center was the city of Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai.... + Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Agin-Buryat Okrug , or Aga Buryatia, is an administrative division of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It was a federal subjects of Russia of Russia until it merged with Chita Oblast to form Zabaykalsky Krai on March 1, 2008.... ? Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai is a new federal subjects of Russia of Russia that was created on March 1, 2008 as a result of a merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug, after a referendum held on the issue on March 11, 2007....

Further proposals include merging:

Proposals	Federal subjects	Map
6, 6a	Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It includes Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya islands, and also Nenets Autonomous Okrug.... Nenets Autonomous Okrug Nenets Autonomous Okrug Nenets Autonomous Okrug , or Nenetsia, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia .It has an area of 176,700 km? and population of 41,546 as of the Russian Census , 18,611 of whom live in Naryan-Mar, the administrative center....
7, 7a	Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the drainage basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean.... + Jewish Autonomous Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia situated in the Far Eastern Federal District federal districts of Russia, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast of Russia and Heilongjiang province of People's Republic of China.... = Khabarovsk Krai
8, 8a	Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District federal districts of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Magadan.... + Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located in the Far Eastern Federal District federal districts of Russia.... = Magadan Krai
9, 9a, 9b	Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena River, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers.... + Buryatia Republic Buryatia Buryat Republic is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its size is slightly over 350,000 km? with a population of almost one million.... + Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai is a new federal subjects of Russia of Russia that was created on March 1, 2008 as a result of a merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug, after a referendum held on the issue on March 11, 2007....
10, 10a, 10b	Tyumen Oblast Tyumen Oblast Tyumen Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia of Tyumen. It has administrative jurisdiction over two autonomous okrugs, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.... Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , or Yamalia, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia .The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is the largest administrative division of Tyumen with an area 750,300 km?.... Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug?Yugra , or Khantia-Mansia, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The people native to the region are the Khanty and the Mansi, known collectively as Ob Ugric people....
11, 11a, 11b	Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia of Novosibirsk.... Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in southwestern Siberia. It has an area of 139,700 km? and a population of with 1.1 million living in Omsk, the administrative center.... Tomsk Oblast Tomsk Oblast File:Tomsk weisses Haus.jpgTomsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District....
12, 12a, 12b	Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast , often called Kuzbass after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , is located in southwestern Siberia, where the West-Siberian Plain meets the South Siberian mountains.... Altai Republic Altai Republic Altai Republic is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . The direct romanization of Russian of the republic's Russian name is Respublika Altay, and the romanization of the Altay name is Altay Respublika.... Altai Krai Altai Krai Altai Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia in the Siberian Federal District. It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk Oblast and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic....
13	Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.... (federal city) Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1945 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position....
14	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world.... (federal city) Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It is the list of subdivisions of Russia by population Russian federal subject after the city of Moscow....
15, 15a	Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver Oblast, Moscow Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, and Vologda Oblasts.... Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia of Kostroma....
16, 16a	Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod.... Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Pskov Oblast borders the European Union countries of Estonia and Latvia, as well as Belarus....
17, 17a	Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District.... Adygea Republic Adygea The Republic of Adygea is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia enclaved within Krasnodar Krai. Its size is 7,600 km? with a population of almost 450,000....
18, 18a	Ingushetia Republic Ingushetia The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. The republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg.... Chechnya Republic Chechnya The Chechen Republic , or, informally, Chechnya , sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , Chechnia, Chechenia or Nox?iyn, is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia....
*	Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It includes Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya islands, and also Nenets Autonomous Okrug.... Murmansk Oblast Murmansk Oblast Murmansk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , located in the north-western part of Russia. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia of Murmansk.... Komi Republic Komi Republic The Komi Republic is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia ....

Federal subjects of Russia

Types of federal subjects of Russia

List of federal subjects

Mergers

Further proposals include merging:

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