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See also Russia#Subdivisions
Russia consists of 7 federal districts, that are divided into 89 "subjects". These subjects are of equal federative rights in the sense that they have equal representation (2 delegates each) to the Federative Council of Russia.
There are different kinds of "subjects":
- 21 autonomous Republics: They have an own constitution and legislative and are in fact independent states just being represented by Russia in external affairs.
- 1 autonomous oblast
- 10 autonomous district
- 6 Krais (territories, regions)
- 49 Oblasts
- 2 federal cities
Federal districts
Autonomous republics
Federal district in brackets
- Adygeya (Northern Caucasus)
- Altai Republic (Siberia)
- Bashkortostan (Volga)
- Buryatia (Siberia)
- Chechnia (Northern Caucasus)
- Chuvashia (Volga)
- Khakassia (Siberia)
- Dagestan (Northern Caucasus)
- Ingushetia (Northern Caucasus)
- Kabardino-Balkaria (Northern Caucasus)
- Kalmykia (Northern Caucasus)
- Karachay-Cherkessia (Northern Caucasus)
- Karelia (Northwestern Russia)
- Komi (Northwestern Russia)
- Mariy El (Volga)
- Mordovia (Volga)
- Northern Ossetia (Northern Caucasus)
- Sakha (Russian Far East)
- Tatarstan (Volga)
- Tuva (Siberia)
- Udmurtia (Volga)
Other Subjects
Northwestern Russian federal district
Central Russian federal district
Northern Caucasus federal district
Volga federal district
Urals federal district
Siberian federal district
Russian Far East federal district
See also: List of capitals of subnational entities
