thousands of people; the latest census

GDP per capita in 2015 in current price in $

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."

GRP of the autonomy divided to GDP of the country (%)

relative to the country (%): GRP per capita of the autonomy divided to GDP per capita of the country

in %: population size of the dominant in the country ethnic group divided to overal population size of the autonomy (the latest census; expert estimations)

in %: population size of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy divided to overal population size of the autonomy (the latest census; expert estimations)

It indicates a key characteristic of autonomy's ethnic identity - language or religion or both

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

"Kin-state" is a state whose main population shares the ethnic characteristics of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy

It indicates how the language of the titular ethnic group of the autonomy is learned in secondary schools in the autonomy

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