Autonomous republic of Ukraine


is administratively divided into 24 oblasts, one of which is an autonomous republic, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Its administrative status is recognized in the Ukrainian Constitution in Chapter X: Autonomous Republic of Crimea and is governed in accordance with laws passed by Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. In 2014, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. In 2016, the UN General Assembly reaffirmed non-recognition of the annexation and condemned "the temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine—the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol".
ISO codeNameFlagCoat of armsStatusCapitalArea Population
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List of former republics

In the past, there were two autonomous soviet socialist republics within the general administrative division of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
NameTime periodFlagCoat of armsCapitalArea Population
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic1991–1992Simferopol10,0702,183,000
Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic1924–1940Chișinău 3,100572,339