| Official name | Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania |
| Name in local language | Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон (os) ; სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკა (ka) ; Республика Южная Осетия (ru) |
| Continent | Asia |
| Subcontinent | Western Asia |
| Population (ranking: 218e) | 57,652 inhabitants (2019) |
| Population growth | 1.90 % / year |
| Area | 3,900 km² |
| Density | 14.78 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 241e) | 0.100 billions $USD (2017) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 1,500 $USD (2017) |
| GDP growth | 0.00 % / year (2017) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 73.40 years (2017) |
| Birth rate | 0.00 ‰ |
| Fertility rate | 0.00 children / woman |
| Death rate (ranking) | 3.80 ‰ (2017) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 0.00 ‰ |
| Literacy rate | 0.00 % |
| Official languages | Ossetian, Russian, Georgian |
| Currency | Lari (GEL), Russian ruble (₽ RUB) |
| HDI (ranking: 99e) | 0.780 / 1 (2017) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | Semi-presidential republic |
| Head of State | President Alan Gagloïev |
| National Day | 20 September (Constitution of 1990) |
| ISO Codes | , |
| Demonym | South Ossetian |
South Ossetia-Alania is a disputed territory located in the Caucasus in Europe. It seceded from Georgia in 1992 and proclaimed itself an independent republic. Georgia and the vast majority of UN countries do not recognize this independence and regard South Ossetia as an autonomous region of the Georgian province of Shida Kartli. Following the war of 2008, the independence of South Ossetia-Alania was recognized by Russia, Syria, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Abkhazia and Transnistria, the latter two territories being also contested and not recognized by a large part of the international community.
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Urban areas (2019)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Tskhinvali | 39,901 inhabitants |