Backgrounder: Basic facts about South Ossetia issue

Xinhua News Agency | August 27, 2008 | Copyright

Backgrounder: Basic facts about South Ossetia issue

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed decrees on Tuesday, recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Countries like the United States, Britain and France have voice opposition and dissatisfaction over Russia's move.

The following are some basic facts about the South Ossetia issue.

South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia, has an area of about 3,900 square kilometers and a population of some 190,000 which mainly consists of ethnic Ossetians, ethnic Russians and ethnic Georgians.

The ...

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