General information
Population: 775.000 inhabitants approx (2007)
Area: 11.900 km²
Institutions: Government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and Government of the Republic of South Ossetia
State administration: Russian Federation and Georgia
Major cities: Dzæudjyqæu (Vladikavkaz, in North Ossetia), and Tskhinvali (in South Ossetia)
Territorial language: Ossetian
Official languages: Ossetian and Russian
Major religion: Christianity (Orthodoxy) and Sunni Islam
