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Federal subjects of Russia
Russia is a federation which, since March 1, 2008, consists of 83 federal subjects . In 1993, when the Constitution was adopted, there were 89 federal subjects listed...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Tricolour
A tricolour is a flag or banner more-or-less equally divided into three bands of differing colours...
consisting of 2:1:1 horizontal bands of blue, white, and yellow with a yellow Mongol symbol
Soyombo symbol
The Soyombo symbol is a special character out of the Mongolian Soyombo script. It serves as a national symbol of Mongolia, to be found on the Flag of Mongolia, the Coat of arms of Mongolia, and on many other official documents....
on the hoist of the blue band. The ratio of the flag is 1:2. It was adopted on 29 October 1992.