Flags of the federal subjects of Russia
This list explains the flags of the subjects of the Russian Federation.
See: Political Structure of Russia
- Republic
- Region
- Area
- City
- Autonomous region
- Autonomous district
Russia 's 83 federal subjects ( Субъект Федерации subject Federazii ) structured with varying degree of autonomy, leading to a large part of their own flags. It involves units with varying degrees of autonomy.
Among the subjects of the federation include:
- 21 republics (Russian Республика / Pl. Республики )
- 1 autonomous oblast (Russian Автономная Область )
- 4 autonomous counties ( Okrug ) (Russian Автономный Округ / Pl. Автономные Округа )
- 9 regions ( Krai ) (Russian Край / Pl. Края )
- 46 regions ( oblast) (Russian Область / Pl. Области )
- 2 federal cities rank (Russian Город Федерального Значения / Pl. Города Федерального Значения )
Republics
The governors of the 21 republics of the Russian Federation are appointed personally by the President, which shows the dependence of the central power.
Cities with subject status
Cities with subject status, only the two cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Autonomous circuits
Autonomous circuits (Russian: Автономный округ, Awtonomny okrug ) usually include huge, extremely sparsely populated areas in the North and in Siberia. Most of the indigenous peoples are against the Russians in the minority.
The autonomous region
The Jews were never the majority of the population in the area, which provided for the Soviet government as a Jewish "home country ". The highest proportion they reached after the Second World War, with approximately one-third. Today will discuss Jewish Autonomous Oblast incorporate the in the Khabarovsk region.
Oblasts
Oblasts (literally "Territory") are larger administrative districts with less autonomy than the republics.