The Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym; Crimean Tatar: Qirim Muhtar Cumhuriyeti, Къырым Мухтар Джумхуриети) is since 1954 an autonomous republic in the southeastern region of Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea composes most of the Crimean peninsula, a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea. The Ukrainian city of Sevastopol is also on the peninsula.
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Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine
| Capital and largest city |
Simferopol 44°57'N 34°6'E |
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| Official languages | Ukrainian | |
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| Recognised regional languages | Russian, Crimean Tatara | |
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| Government | Autonomous Republic | |
| - | 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 |
| - | Abolished | October 18, 1921 |
| - | Restoredb | February 12, 1992 |
| - | Constitution | October 21, 1998 |
| Area | ||
| - | Total | 26,100 km2 (148th) 10,038 sq mi |
| Population | ||
| - | 2007 estimate | 1,973,185 (148th) |
| - | 2001 census | 2,033,700 |
| - | Density | 75.6/km2 (116th) 196.6/sq mi |
| Currency | Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| - | 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. | |
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