Demographics
The vast majority of Ossetians live in Russia (according to the Russian Census (2002)):
- North Ossetia–Alania — 445,300
- Moscow — 10,500
- Kabardino-Balkaria — 9,800
- Stavropol Krai — 7,700
- Krasnodar Krai — 4,100
- Karachay–Cherkessia — 3,200
- Saint Petersburg — 2,800
- Rostov Oblast — 2,600
- Moscow Oblast — 2,400
Second-largest population of Ossetians is in South Ossetia.
There is a significant number living in north-central Georgia (Trialeti). A large Ossetian diaspora lives in Turkey, and Ossetians have also settled in France, Sweden, Syria, the USA (New York City, Florida and California as examples), Canada (Toronto) and other countries all around the world.
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