Federal Subjects of Russia - Types

Types

Each federal subject belongs to one of the following types:

21 republics (республика, respublika) — nominally autonomous, each has its own constitution and legislature; is represented by the federal government in international affairs; is meant to be home to a specific ethnic minority. 46 oblasts (provinces; область, oblast) — most common type of federal subjects with federally appointed governor and locally elected legislature. Commonly named after their administrative centers. 9 krais (territories; край, kraĭ)—essentially the same as oblasts. The title "territory" is historic, originally given because they were once considered frontier regions. 1 autonomous oblast (autonomous province; автономная область, avtonomnaya oblast)—the only autonomous oblast is the Jewish Autonomous Oblast 4 autonomous okrugs (autonomous districts; автономный округ, avtonomnyĭ okrug) — with substantial or predominant ethnic minority 2 federal cities (город федерального значения, gorod federal'nogo znacheniya) — major cities that function as separate regions.

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