Mountain Republic of Ossetia

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Mountain Republic of Ossetia
Горная Республика Кавказ (Russian)
Jmhwra Kewhstana Gfqaz (Persian)
Flag of
Flag
Coat of arms of
Coat of arms
Capital
and largest city
Dzäud-Jiqäu
Official languagesChechen, Ossetian, Persian
Recognised regional languagesAvar, Circassian, Azerbaijani, Russian
GovernmentUnitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic
• President
Ramzan Kadyrov
• Vice President
Khas-Magomed Inarkaevich
• Prime Minister
Olesya Naifonova
• Speaker of the Nation Assembly
Bale Naurzhanovy
LegislatureNational Assembly
Population
• 2018 estimate
7,034,331
• 2020 census
7,134,331
• Density
270,342/km2 (700,182.6/sq mi)
CurrencyCaucasian tuman

The Mountain Republic of Ossetia (Ossetian: ), or MR Ossetia or simlpy Ossetia or North Ossetia, is a constituent republic and federated state of the Mountainous Republic of the Caucasus and the nation state of Ossetians. By its constitution, It is a direct successor to the Ossetian ASSR. Along with five other Mountain republics, it was formed during the dissolution of the Soviet Union and became a republic after the war.