Gúúsù Ossetia

Republic of
South Ossetia
Republic of; South Ossetia; Хуссар Ирыстон / Khussar Iryston (Ossetic); სამხრეთი ოსეთი / Samkhreti Oseti (Georgian); Южная Осетия / Yuzhnaya Osetiya (Russian)
	Àsìá Àmì ọ̀pá àṣẹ
	Orin ìyìn: National Anthem of South Ossetia
	Map of South Ossetia
	South Ossetia (circled in green)
Olùìlú	Tskhinvali
Àwọn èdè ìṣẹ́ọba	Ossetic, Georgian, Russian1
Lílò regional languages	Georgian
Ìjọba	Republic
• President	Eduard Kokoity
• Prime Minister	Vadim Brovtsev
Independence from Georgia
• Declared	28 November 1991
• Recognition by Russia	26 August 2008
• Recognition by Nicaragua	3 September 2008
• Recognition by Venezuela	10 September 2009
Ìtóbi
• Total	3,900 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
• Omi (%)	negligible
Alábùgbé
• 2000 estimate	72,000
• Ìdìmọ́ra	18/km2 (46.6/sq mi)
Owóníná	Russian ruble (RUB)
Ibi àkókò	UTC+3, +4
Ojúọ̀nà ọkọ́	right
	Russian language is "official language of government authorities, public administration and local self-government".;