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 foothills of the northwestern Caucasus. In the south it borders on Georgia. Since 1921 it was part of the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Republic. In 1922 the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomo...
Located in the north-west of Uzbekistan in the lower reaches of the Amudarya River and along the south-west coast of the Aral Sea, the Karakalpakstan republic borders Kazakhstan on the north, north-east, and west, and Turkmenistan in the south and sout...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the north-west of Russia. In the east, it borders on the Arkhangelsk region, in the south - with the Vologda and Leningrad regions, in the north - with the Murmansk region. In 1920, in...
One of the 19 states of India established on the basis of ethnicity, Karnataka hosts about 5% of the Indians (9th largest state in India). Economically, it belongs to a group of regions with average wealth. It is located in the south-west of India, bor...
One of the seven ethnic states of Myanmar. It is located in the south-east of the country, on the border with Thailand. The titular ethnic group - Karenni people (Red Karens) - make up about 56% of the state's population. Karenni people are quite s...
One of the seven ethnic states of Myanmar. It is located in the south-east of the country, on the border with Thailand. The titular ethnic group - Karens - make up 55-60% of the state's population. Karens differ from the main ethnic group of the co...
One of the 19 states of India established on the basis of ethnicity. In Kerala, about 2.8% of the country's population lives (it is the 12th largest in India). Economically, it is one of the wealthiest states: GRP per capita is 1.5 times higher tha...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in South Siberia, within the left-bank part of the middle reaches of the Yenisei river, in the territories of the Sayano-Altai upland and the Khakass-Minusinsk Hollow. The basis of the re...
One of the three so-called "matryoshka" subordinate entities of the Russian Federation: it is a part of the Tyumen Oblast and simultaneously a subordinate entity of the Russian Federation. It is located in Western Siberia. The entire territor...
One of the four provinces of Pakistan, until 2010 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was called the North-West Frontier Province. It is relatively small in population and the tiniest among the Pakistani states. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is located in the north-west of the co...
One of the 36 states of Nigeria. After gaining independence in 1960, three regions were established in the country, each of which was dominated by one of the three main ethnic groups - Yoruba (West), Igbo (East), Hausa / Fulani (North). This configurat...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located to the west of the Ural Mountains, in the extreme north-east of the European part of the Russian Federation. In 1921, the Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast was established within the RSFSR. I...
The former subject of the Russian Federation, one of the 6 Okrugs, liquidated as a result of the enlargement of the regions in 2003-2008. It was an independent subordinate entity of the Russian Federation and at the same time was part of the Perm Oblas...
The former subject of the Russian Federation, one of the 6 districts, liquidated as a result of the enlargement of the regions in 2003-2008. Formerly part of the Kamchatka Oblast and was an independent subordinate entity of the Russian Federation. It w...
Kurdistan is part of Iraq, which is located in the north and north-east of the country. It has extensive autonomy, received in 1991 with the mediation of the United Nations as a result of an armed conflict with the central authorities. The official aut...
One of the 29 states of India, Maharashtra is located in the central part of the country. During the period of colonialism, it was part of the British colonial province of Bombay. It became independent as a result of the reorganization of the administr...
One of the 29 states of India, Manipur is located in the north-east of the country. In the colonial period, it was a British-dependent native principality. After India received independence, it became part of the country as an allied territory administ...
One of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation. It is located in the center of the European part of Russia, in the east of the East European Plain, in the middle part of the basin of the Volga river. The Mari Autonomous Oblast was established in 192...
One of the 29 states of India, Meghalaya is located in the north-eastern part of the country. In the colonial period, the territory of the Khasi, Garo and Janti tribes was a part of the Assam province and had a special status of the border territories....
An autonomous region of the Philippines that occupies the southern part of the Philippine archipelago. The region gained autonomy in the late 1980s in the course of an armed conflict between the separatists and the central government. The titular ethni...
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
