Republic of South Ossetia is located оn the southern slopes of the Main Caucasus Range in the area of 3900 square meters. Тhe capital is the city of Tskhinval.
One-tenth of the surface occupied by the Republic of the foothills.
The rest of the territory - the mountainous terrain height from 850 to 3938 meters above sea level.
The highest point - Mount Halatsa (3938 m).

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Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of South Ossetia

In connection with the fifth anniversary of the aggression of Georgia against RSO

South Ossetia is existing as an independent states during 22 years. During this period people of South Ossetia suffered three bloody wars unleashed by Georgia. Georgian bandits and regular forces wiped off the earth tens of Ossetian villages, carried out acts of genocide not only in South Ossetia but also on the territory of Georgia.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

On submitted by Georgia draft resolution on the status of displaced persons from Abkhazia and South Ossetia to United Nations General Assembly

Since 2009, the Government of Georgia had annually submitted to UN General Assembly its draft resolutions concerning displaced persons and refugees from Abhazia and South Ossetia. This year that annual resolution also is to be submitted to 67th plenary session of the UN General Assembly.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of South Ossetia

On demarcation works on the border with Georgia

The recent loud and nervous campaign in Georgia on demarcation and defining the state border line of the Republic of South Ossetia is another false provocation aimed at misinforming of the population and at gaining support of the International Community in achieving its aims.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

On the resolution adopted by PACE, based on the report of Ms. Tina Acketoft

On 23 January at the winter session of PACE a final resolution was adopted. The resolution was based on the report of Tina Aketoft “Georgia and Russia: humanitarian situation in the conflict and war affected areas”. The resolution raises a number of serious questions in South Ossetia.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

Twenty-three years ago, November 23, 1989 a march of tens of thousands of Georgian extremists, organized by leaders of nationalist movements, with the complicity of the authorities of Georgia was stopped on the outskirts of Tskhinval. The march to Tskhinval was aimed at intimidating of Ossetians and it was to be followed by their expulsion from the territory of South Ossetia. Georgian nationalists plan was thwarted then, however, those November days were a prologue to the long struggle of the people of South Ossetia for the right to life, liberty, and human dignity.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

In connection with the fourth anniversary of the recognition of the independence of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia

in connection with an armed provocation of Georgia in the territory South Ossetia

On September 29, 2012, at 3:40 am, South Ossetia border post in the village of Karzman, Java region, was gunned with automatic firearms and grenade launchers. South Ossetian side did not open return fire, but in the course of search operations in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia, Georgian Interior Ministry official was arrested near the state border and he was seized a NATO-standard automatic rifle with grenade launcher.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in connection with Hillary Clinton's statement at a press briefing in Batumi

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia is deeply concerned about Hillary Clinton statement made on June 5 at a briefing in Batumi on the "recognition of so-called neutral passports for the residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia."

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia on the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Adoption of Resolution on Georgia

On July 9, 2012 at the annual meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Monaco the Resolution "On the situation in Georgia" proposed by the Polish deputy Michal Scherba was supported. South Ossetia and Abkhazia are referred to as the "occupied territories" in the resolution.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia in Connection with the Transfer of the Georgian Police Post in the Village Zardiantkari

On June 29, 2012 the Interior Ministry of Georgia relocated a police station a few hundred meters closer to the state border of South Ossetia in the village Zardiantkari (Georgia), which is located opposite the South Ossetian village of Khelchua. This caused great tension among the people of Ossetian nationality living in these villages.