18 Facts About South Ossetia

South Ossetia relies heavily on military, political, and financial aid from Russia.

Since it was created after the Russian invasion of 1921, South Ossetia was regarded as artificial creation by Georgians during the Soviet era.

On 29 April 1991, the western part of South Ossetia was affected by an earthquake, which killed more than 200 and left tens of thousands homeless.

Russia accused Georgia of "aggression against South Ossetia", and launched a large-scale land, air, and sea invasion of Georgia with the pretext of a "peace enforcement operation" on 8 August 2008.

Bibilov announced on 30 March 2022 that South Ossetia would initiate the legal process to become part of Russia.

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South Ossetia is a very mountainous region located in the Caucasus at the juncture of Asia and Europe.

The Transkam section located in South Ossetia is nominally part of the Georgian S10 highway even though Tbilisi effectively does not control that part.

Major rivers in South Ossetia include the Greater and Little Liakhvi, Ksani, Medzhuda, Tlidon, Canal Saltanis, Ptsa River and host of other tributaries.

South Ossetia's climate is affected by subtropical influences from the East and Mediterranean influences from the West.

Climatic zones in South Ossetia are determined by distance from the Black Sea and by altitude.

The wettest periods of the year in South Ossetia generally occur during spring and autumn while the winter and summer months tend to be the driest.

Russian troops who patrol the borders of South Ossetia have reportedly been expanding the boundaries of the region through “encroaching occupation”, meaning they surreptitiously advance several feet at a time into Georgian-held territory.

On 30 August 2008, Tarzan Kokoity, the Deputy Speaker of South Ossetia's parliament, announced that the region would soon be absorbed into Russia, so that South and North Ossetians could live together in one united Russian state.

Until the armed conflict of August 2008, South Ossetia consisted of a checkerboard of Georgian-inhabited and Ossetian-inhabited towns and villages.

The Russian armed forces have established the 4th Guards Military Base in South Ossetia, which is based in Tskhinvali, with training sites north from the city and near Java, where a branch of the base is hosted at the village Ugardanta for the Russian Airborne Forces.

On 26 March 2022, president Bibilov said that South Ossetia had sent troops to aid Russia during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, stating his troops "understand perfectly that they are going to defend Russia, they are going to defend Ossetia too".

In 2017, the Administration of South Ossetia estimated its GDP to be nearly 100 million US dollars.

The Aim of the program is for South Ossetia to reach the socio-economic indicators of the North Caucasus Federal District in 2025.