The republics of the Soviet Union.
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The subjects of the Soviet Union (Russian: субъекты СССР, sub"yekty SSSR), colloquially known as union subjects(субъекты союза, sub"yekty soyuza, lit. "subjects of the union") are the top-level constituent entities within the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. The Soviet Union currently comprises of 21 union subjects, which includes 18 union republics (союзные республики, soyuznyye ryespubliki) and 3 union cities (города союзного значения, goroda soyuznogo znachyeniya; lit. "cities of union significance").
Some republics of the USSR contain within them autonomous republics. The union subjects and autonomous republics are subdivided into oblasts and rayons (which can vary)
Republics
Emblem
|
Name
|
ISO
|
Capital
|
Official Languages
|
Population
|
Area (km2)
|
GDP (Nominal)
|
HDI
|
|
Russia
|
RU
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Russian
|
65,662,671
|
|
$2,503.39 trillion
|
0.931 very high
|
|
Ukraine
|
UA
|
Kiev
|
Ukrainian, Russian
|
53,491,584
|
576,628
|
$1,676.4 billion
|
0.920 very high
|
|
Sibeira
|
SB
|
Novosibirsk
|
Russian
|
40,415,298
|
|
$1,568.32
billion
|
0.910 very high
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
UZ
|
Tashkent
|
Uzbek, Russian
|
39,051,762
|
|
$562.16 billion
|
0.855 very high
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
KZ
|
Alma-Ata
|
Kazakh, Russian
|
23,050,250
|
2,724,900
|
$696.26 billion
|
0.901 very high
|
|
Cossackia
|
KA
|
Rostov-on-Don
|
Circassian, Ukrainian, Russian
|
23,036,113
|
|
$532.73
billion
|
0.901 very high
|
|
Belarus
|
BY
|
Minsk
|
Byelorussian, Russian
|
12,182,167
|
207,595
|
$411.13 billion
|
0.940 very high
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
AZ
|
Baku
|
Azerbaijani, Russian
|
10,218,159
|
86,600
|
$161.5 billion
|
0.870 very high
|
|
Tajikistan
|
TJ
|
Dushanbe
|
Tajik, Russian
|
9,537,645
|
142,326
|
$71.8
billion
|
0.779 high
|
|
Kirghizia
|
KG
|
Bishkek
|
Kirghiz, Russian
|
7,238,184
|
199,951
|
$77.45
billion
|
0.788 high
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
TM
|
Ashkhabad
|
Turkmen, Russian
|
6,031,187
|
491,210
|
$94.15 billion
|
0.873 very high
|
|
Bashkortostan
|
BA
|
|
|
5,135,627
|
|
$54.67 billion
|
|
|
Tatarstan
|
TE
|
|
|
5,092,933
|
|
$101.86 billion
|
|
|
Crimea
|
KM
|
|
Ukrainian, Russian
|
4,860,990
|
27,000
|
$94.88 billion
|
|
|
Rep. Far East
|
FE
|
Vladivostok
|
Russian, Chukchi
|
4,314,365
|
|
$146.69 billion
|
0.869 very high
|
|
Degestan
|
DE
|
|
|
3,785,416
|
|
$35.43 billion
|
|
|
Karlaia
|
KR
|
Petrozavodsk
|
Karelian, Russian
|
2,597,154
|
180,520
|
$54.87 billion
|
|
|
Vainakhia
|
VA
|
|
|
2,168,372
|
|
$28.5 billion
|
0.834 very high
|
|
Buryatia
|
BU
|
Ulan-Ude
|
Buryat, Russian
|
2,147,426
|
408,650
|
$22 billion
|
0.855 very high
|
|
Karakalpakstan
|
QR
|
|
|
2,063,800
|
|
$22.33 billion
|
0.833 very high
|
|
Komi
|
KO
|
|
|
1,846,927
|
|
$60.95 billion
|
|
|
Udmurtia
|
UD
|
|
|
1,769,903
|
|
$26.65 billion
|
|
|
Republic of Sakha
|
SA
|
Yakutsk
|
Yakut, Russian
|
1,513,971
|
3,083,523
|
$162.67 billion
|
0.920 very high
|
|
Mari El
|
ME
|
|
|
1,348,895
|
|
$13.49 billion
|
|
|
Mordovia
|
MO
|
|
|
1,060,545
|
|
$12.94 billion
|
|
|
Abkhazia
|
AB
|
|
|
1,102,628
|
|
$9.88 billion
|
|
|
Kalmykia
|
KL
|
|
|
1,000,026
|
|
$16 billion
|
|
|
Tranistria
|
PM
|
|
|
961,875
|
|
$12.22 billion
|
|
|
Balkaria
|
KB
|
|
|
865,828
|
|
$10.39 billion
|
|
|
Ossetia
|
OS
|
|
|
750,049
|
|
$7.01 billion
|
|
|
Tuva
|
TY
|
|
|
741,910
|
|
$7.03 billion
|
0.833 very high
|
|
Artsakh
|
AR
|
Stepanakert
|
Armenian, Russian
|
710,845
|
3,170
|
$10.52 billion
|
0.876 very high
|
|
Chuvashia
|
CU
|
|
|
400,700
|
|
$6.19 billion
|
|
|
Gugazia
|
GA
|
|
|
359,011
|
|
$3.34 billion
|
|
Total
|
336,514,216
|
|
$9,285.8 billion
|
|
Union Cites
Autonomous Republics
Emblem
|
Name
|
ISO
|
Capital
|
Official Languages
|
Population
|
Republic
|
Area (km2)
|
GDP (Nominal)
|
HDI
|
|
Yiddishland
|
FE-YD
|
Birobidzhan
|
Russian, Chukchi Yiddish
|
176,558
|
Rep. Far East
|
|
$27.21 billion
|
0.833 very high
|
|
Chukotka
|
FE-CH
|
Anadyr
|
Russian, Chukchi
|
155,962
|
Rep. Far East
|
|
$14.32 billion
|
0.876 very high
|
|
Nenetsia
|
|
|
|
56,721
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transcarpathia
|
UA-TA
|
Uzhhorod
|
Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian
|
1,254,393
|
Ukraine
|
|
$23.36 billion
|
0.864 very high
|
|
Sakhal-Korea
|
FE-KO
|
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky
|
Russian, Chukchi, Korean
|
533,345
|
Rep. Far East
|
|
$25.23 billion
|
0.95 very high
|
|
Taymyr
|
|
|
|
778,191
|
|
|
|
|
|
Evenkia
|
|
|
|
17,123
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yugra
|
|
|
|
556,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ust-Orda
|
|
|
|
132,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yamalo
|
|
|
|
561,231
|
|
|
|
|
|
Koryak
|
|
|
|
47,231
|
|
|
|
|
|
Khanty-Mansi
|
|
|
|
1,816,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adygea
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cherkessia
|
|
|
|
484,752
|
|
|
|
|
|
Komi-Permyak
|
|
|
|
132,123
|
|
|
|
|
|
Khakassia
|
|
|
|
542,134
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altai
|
|
|
|
210,924
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nakhchivan
|
|
|
|
414,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ingushetia
|
|
|
|
513,421
|
Vainakhia
|
|
|
|
|
Talysh-Mughan
|
|
|
|
116,231
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steppenland
|
KZ-ST
|
Yereymentau
|
Kazakh, German, Russian
|
807,354
|
Kazakhstan
|
|
$45.38 billion
|
0.95 very high
|
|
Gorno-Badakhshan
|
GB-TJ
|
Khorog
|
Russian Tajik Parya
|
226,900
|
Tajikistan
|
|
$2.1 billion
|
0.754 high
|
|
Luhansk
|
UA-LH
|
Luhansk
|
Ukrainian, Russian
|
492,311
|
Ukraine
|
|
$12.67 billion
|
0.89 very high
|
|
Donetsk
|
UA-DN
|
Donetsk
|
Ukrainian, Russian
|
1,231,313
|
Ukraine
|
|
$41.19 billion
|
0.86 very high
|
Oblasts
Emblem
|
Name
|
Administrative center
|
Population
|
Raions
|
Republic
|
Area (km2)
|
Raions
Emblem
|
Name
|
Administrative center
|
Population
|
Oblast
|
Area (km2)
|