It is based on the Freedom House Index, 2015. All countries of the world are located on a scale from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). Countries whose ratings fall between 1.0 and 2.5 are “Free”, between 3.0 and 5.0 are "Partly Free," and those between 5.5 and 7.0 are "Not Free."
in %: population size of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy divided to overal population size of the autonomy (the latest census; expert estimations)
The presence of other (in addition to the titular group in the autonomy and the dominant group in the country) significant ethnic groups in the population of the autonomy
It is based on the Regional Authority Index project that aims at measuring the powers of all the regions in 81 countries. Here the index "tier_selfrule" (2010) is used. It summarizes five dimensions of self-rule: institutional depth; policy scope; fiscal autonomy; borrowing autonomy; and the extent to which a region has an independent legislature and executive. The index takes value from 0 to 18
It is based on the Regional Authority Index project that aims at measuring the powers of all the regions in 81 countries. Here the index "tier_sharedrule" (2010) is used. It summarizes five dimensions of shared-rule: participation of a region in national law-making; intergovernmental meetings; the distribution of national tax revenues; borrowing; and constitutional change. The index takes value from 0 to 12
It indicates whether the serious conflicts between the autonomy and the central government as well as between ethnic groups within the authority take place in 2001-2015. The level of conflict is determined on the basis of the annual reports of Conflict Barometer
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the central part of the North-Western Caucasus, in the basins of the Kuban, Laba and Belaya rivers. The republic is situated on the territory of the Krasnodar Krai. Circassian (Adygea)...
The subordinate entity of the Russian Federation, one of the 6 autonomous districts of Russia. It was liquidated after the enlargement of the regions in 2003-2008. Agin-Buryat AD was located in Eastern Siberia, in the southeast of Transbaikal. It was a...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the south of Western Siberia. The autonomy borders with several countries: in the southeast - with Mongolia and the People's Republic of China, in the south-west - with the Republi...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the southern part of the Ural Mountains, on the border of Europe and Asia. It is one of the leading industrial and agricultural regions of the Russian Federation, one of the main oil-p...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia, to the south and east of Lake Baikal. In 1923, the Buryat-Mongolian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was formed, included into the Russian Sov...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the eastern part of the North Caucasus. In the north, east and southeast borders with the Republic of Dagestan, in the north - with the Stavropol Krai, in the northwest - with North Os...
It is located in the extreme north-eastern part of the country, bordering Yakutia, Magadan Oblast and Kamchatka Krai. In the east, it has a sea border with the USA. The entire territory of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug belongs to the regions of the Far...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the center of the European part of Russia, in the Volga-Vyatka region. Chuvash Autonomous Oblast was established in 1920, and in 1925 it was transformed into the Chuvash Autonomous Sov...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is the southernmost region of the Russian Federation and the largest republic in the North Caucasus. It borders with Azerbaijan in the south, with Georgia in the south-west, as well as with the Chec...
The former subordinate entity of the Russian Federation, one of the 6 districts, liquidated as a result of the enlargement of the regions in 2003-2008. It was simultaneously a part of the Krasnoyarsk Krai and an independent subordinate entity of the Ru...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the North Caucasus, on the northern slopes of the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Range, in its central part. In 1921-1924, Ingushetiya was a part of the Mountain ASSR. In 1924, in c...
The only autonomous oblast in the Russian Federation. It is located in the southern part of the Russian Far East. In the south, it borders on the Amur River coincides with the state border of Russia and China. The titular ethnic group is the Jews. The ...
Description of parameters of autonomiesAutonomy population
thousands of people; the latest census
Level of economic development of the country
GDP per capita in 2015 in current price in $
Political regime in the country
It is based on the Freedom House Index, 2015. All countries of the world are located on a scale from 1 (most free) to 7 (least free). Countries whose ratings fall between 1.0 and 2.5 are “Free”, between 3.0 and 5.0 are "Partly Free," and those between 5.5 and 7.0 are "Not Free."
Share of the autonomy in the economy of the country
GRP of the autonomy divided to GDP of the country (%)
Level of economic development of the autonomy
relative to the country (%): GRP per capita of the autonomy divided to GDP per capita of the country
Share of the dominant in the country ethnic group in the population of the autonomy
in %: population size of the dominant in the country ethnic group divided to overal population size of the autonomy (the latest census; expert estimations)
Share of the titular ethnic group in the population of the autonomy
in %: population size of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy divided to overal population size of the autonomy (the latest census; expert estimations)
Ethnic peculiarity
It indicates a key characteristic of autonomy's ethnic identity - language or religion or both
Diversity of ethnic composition
The presence of other (in addition to the titular group in the autonomy and the dominant group in the country) significant ethnic groups in the population of the autonomy
Degree of self-rule of the autonomy
It is based on the Regional Authority Index project that aims at measuring the powers of all the regions in 81 countries. Here the index "tier_selfrule" (2010) is used. It summarizes five dimensions of self-rule: institutional depth; policy scope; fiscal autonomy; borrowing autonomy; and the extent to which a region has an independent legislature and executive. The index takes value from 0 to 18
Degree of shared-rule of the autonomy
It is based on the Regional Authority Index project that aims at measuring the powers of all the regions in 81 countries. Here the index "tier_sharedrule" (2010) is used. It summarizes five dimensions of shared-rule: participation of a region in national law-making; intergovernmental meetings; the distribution of national tax revenues; borrowing; and constitutional change. The index takes value from 0 to 12
The presence of the "kin-state"
"Kin-state" is a state whose main population shares the ethnic characteristics of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy
Linguistic preferences
It indicates how the language of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy is learned in secondary schools in the autonomy
Ethnic conflicts
It indicates whether the serious conflicts between the autonomy and the central government as well as between ethnic groups within the authority take place in 2001-2015. The level of conflict is determined on the basis of the annual reports of Conflict Barometer
