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).

Archive - Nov 2, 2016

Answer of Murat Dzhioev, South Ossetia Foreign Minister, to Res IA question

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- South Ossetia recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics in June 2014. After Presidential Decrees on recognition of the Republics were signed, the MFA of the RSO received instructions from President Tibilov to establish diplomatic relations with them. What can you say about the positive results of the Ministry’s work in this direction?


— According to the Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, the foreign policy of the state is defined by the President. As for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is an executive government agency that implements the agreed foreign policy of the state.