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| | Subdivisions of Russia |
 | | Although Russia is still a very centralized country, it is nominally a federation and these first order divisions have each a constitution and locally elected government and parlament — as they are also entitled to have each a flag, an anthem and a coat of arms. |
 | | The first is usually a rural area, while the others are urban nucleous with separate administration, being usually a “whole” on the map of the first. |
 | | All other areas (Aghin Buriatia, Evenkia, Yugra, Koryakia, Nenetsia, Perm’s Komia, Taymyr, Ust-Ord Buriatia and Yamal) were and remain dependent from another federation subject, though all 89 of them are considered to be federation subjects of their own (which is also most confusing). |
| www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ru-_misc.html (1401 words) |
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