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| Motto: ”Prosperity in Unity” ”Wohlstand in der Einheit” (German) "Процветание в единстве" (Russian) |
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| Anthem: Hymn of Crimea |
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| Capital | Simferopol | |||||
| Largest city | Sevastopol | |||||
| Official languages | German Crimean Tatar |
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| Regional languages | Yiddish Ukrainian Russian |
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| Religion | Lutherian Muslim Judaism |
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| Demonym | Crimean | |||||
| Government | Unitary Parliamentary Republic | |||||
| - | President | Viktor Kress | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Refat Chubarov (KKP) | ||||
| Legislature | State Council of Crimea | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2014 census | 954,000 | ||||
| Currency | Krimmark (KM) |
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| Time zone | EET | |||||
| Date formats | dd.mm.yyyy | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .cm | |||||
The Republic of Crimea (German: Republik Krim; Crimean Tatar: Qırım Cumhuriyeti), commonly referred to as Crimea (Tatar: Kirim/Qırım; German: Krim), is a sovereign state located on the northern coast of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe that is almost completely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov to the northeast. Crimea only shares one land border, with Ukraine across the Isthmus of Perekop, in the north.
Crimea (or Tauric Peninsula, as it was called from antiquity until the early modern period) has historically been at the boundary between the classical world and the Pontic–Caspian steppe. Its southern fringe was colonised by the Greeks, the Persians, the Romans, the Byzantine Empire, the Crimean Goths, the Genoese and the Ottoman Empire, while at the same time its interior was occupied by a changing cast of invading steppe nomads and empires, such as the Cimmerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Goths, Alans, Bulgars, Huns, Khazars, Kipchaks, Mongols and the Golden Horde. Crimea and adjacent territories were united in the Crimean Khanate during the 15th to 18th century.
In 1783, Crimea was annexed by the Russian Empire as the result of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and following German invasion, Crimea became governed by the Crimean People’s Republic, which was ruled by the Tatar and German minorities. In 1962, the government of Crimea was reorganised into the Reichsprotektorat Krim. The remaining Russian, Ukrainian and Jewish minorities were expelled into neighbouring Ukraine or Russia, and thousands of Germans were settled into the vacant lands. The next decade was marked by a boom in economic investment and construction as Crimea was transformed into the pinnacle of German Colonial efforts in Eastern Europe. In the south, Germans began to dominate the tourist industry (Strength through Joy), and the rural north became populated with Germans associated with the unemployment agencies.
Today, the sovereign state of Crimea is a unitary parliamentary republic led by a Prime Minister. In recent years, Crimea has seen a economic rebirth, the first since 1984. The South of Crimea, centred around Yalta and Sevastopol is a hub of tourism, and is especially popular with Russians. Crimea is also a member of the Pan-European Community, League of United Nations, and the OECD.
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