Federal subjects o Roushie

Roushie is a federation which, syne 1 Mairch 2008, consists o 83 federal subjects (Roushie: субъект федерации‎, subyekt federatsii). They are kent as the constituent entities o the Roushie Federation. In 1993, when the Constitution o Roushie wis adoptit, there wur 89 federal subjects leetit. Bi 2008, the number o federal subjects haed been decreased tae 83 acause o several mergers.

The federal subjects are o equal federal richts in the sense that they hae equal representation—twa delegates each—in the Federation Cooncil (upper hoose o the Federal Assembly). They do, housomeivver, differ in the degree o autonomy they enjoy.

Types

Each federal subject belangs tae ane o the follaein types:

	21 republics (Roushie: республика‎, respublika) — nominally autonomous, each haes its awn constitution an legislatur; is representit bi the federal govrenment in internaitional affairs; is meant tae be hame tae a specific ethnic minority.
	46 oblasts (provinces; Roushie: область‎, oblast') — maist common type o federal subjects wi federally appointit govrenor an locally electit legislatur. Commonly namit efter their admeenistrative centers.
	9 krais (territories; Roushie: край‎, kray)—essentially the same as oblasts. The title "territory" is historic, oreeginally given acause they wur ance considered frontier regions.
	1 autonomous oblast (autonomous province; Roushie: автономная область‎, avtonomnaya oblast')—the anerlie autonomous oblast is the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
	4 autonomous okrugs (autonomous destricts; Roushie: автономный округ‎, avtonomny okrug) — wi substantial or predominant ethnic minority.
	2 federal ceeties (Roushie: город федерального значения‎, gorod federal'nogo znacheniya) — major ceeties that function as separate regions.

Leet o federal subjects

Oblasts

Main airticle: Oblasts o Roushie

Krais

Main airticle: Krais o Roushie

Federal ceeties

Main airticle: Federal ceeties o Roushie

Autonomous oblasts

Main airticle: Autonomous oblasts o Roushie

Autonomous okrugs

Main airticle: Autonomous okrugs o Roushie

See an aw

• Subdiveesions o Roushie
• Federal destricts o Roushie
• Economic regions o Roushie
• History o the admeenistrative diveesion o Roushie
• Flags o the federal subjects o Roushie
• Leet o heids o federal subjects o Roushie
• Leet o Roushie federal subjects bi GRP

Sources

• Template:RussiaBasicLawRef/constitution