Republic of North Ossetia
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Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Республика Северная Осетия-Алания (Russian) Республикӕ Цӕгат Ирыстон-Алани (Ossetic) |
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| Country | Russia | ||||
| Federal district | North Caucasian | ||||
| Economic region | North Caucasus | ||||
| Established | December 5, 1936 | ||||
| Capital | Vladikavkaz | ||||
| Government (as of October 2015) | |||||
| • Head | Vyacheslav Bitarov (acting) | ||||
| • Legislature | Parliament | ||||
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| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||||
| • Total | 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) | ||||
| Area rank | 79th | ||||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||||
| • Total | 712,980 | ||||
| • Rank | 64th | ||||
| • Density | 89.12/km2 (230.8/sq mi) | ||||
| • Urban | 63.8% | ||||
| • Rural | 36.2% | ||||
| Population (January 2015 est.) | |||||
| • Total | 705,270 | ||||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+03:00) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-SE | ||||
| License plates | 15 | ||||
| Official languages | Russian; Ossetian | ||||
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The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Russian: Республика Северная Осетия-Алания, tr. Respublika Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya; IPA: [rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə ˈsʲevʲɪrnəjə ɐˈsʲetʲɪjə ɐˈlanʲɪjə]; Ossetian: Республикӕ Цӕгат Ирыстон-Алани, Respublikæ Cægat Iryston-Alani, Ossetic pronunciation: [resˈpublikə t͡səˈgat irɨˈʃton-aˈlani] 
listen ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its population according to the 2010 Census was 712,980. Its capital is the city of Vladikavkaz.
In the last years of the Soviet Union, as nationalist movements swept throughout the Caucasus, many intellectuals in the North Ossetian ASSR called for the revival of the name of Alania, a medieval kingdom of the Alans. The term of "Alania" quickly became popular in Ossetian daily life through the names of various enterprises, a TV channel, political and civic organizations, publishing house, football team, etc. In November 1994, the name of "Alania" was officially added to the republican title (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania).
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