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The Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were administrative units that report directly to the Government of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was a highly centralized state.

Map of the Union Republics from 1956-1991
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Soviet
socialist
republic		 member
since		 population
(1989)
 pop./
USSR pop.
(%)		 area
(km²)
(1991)		 area/
USSR area
(%)		 capital

 independent
state
 No.
Flag of Russian SFSR Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1922 &&&&&&0147386000.&&&&&0147,386,000 &&&&&&&&&&&&&051.40000051.40 &&&&&&&017075400.&&&&&017,075,400 &&&&&&&&&&&&&076.62000076.62 Moscow  Russia 1
Flag of Ukrainian SSR Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1922 &&&&&&&051706746.&&&&&051,706,746 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&3000018.03 &&&&&&&&&0603700.&&&&&0603,700 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.7100002.71 Kiev
(Kharkov before 1934)		  Ukraine 2
Flag of Uzbekistan SSR Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic 1924 &&&&&&&019906000.&&&&&019,906,000 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.9400006.94 &&&&&&&&&0447400.&&&&&0447,400 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&100002.01 Tashkent
(Samarkand before 1930)		  Uzbekistan 4
Flag of Kazakhstan SSR Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 &&&&&&&016711900.&&&&&016,711,900 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.8300005.83 &&&&&&&&02727300.&&&&&02,727,300 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.24000012.24 Alma-Ata  Kazakhstan 5
Flag of Belarusian SSR Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 1922 &&&&&&&010151806.&&&&&010,151,806 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.5400003.54 &&&&&&&&&0207600.&&&&&0207,600 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.9300000.93 Minsk  Belarus 3
Flag of Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 &&&&&&&&07037900.&&&&&07,037,900 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.4500002.45 &&&&&&&&&&086600.&&&&&086,600 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.3900000.39 Baku  Azerbaijan 7
Flag of Georgian SSR Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 &&&&&&&&05400841.&&&&&05,400,841 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.8800001.88 &&&&&&&&&&069700.&&&&&069,700 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.3100000.31 Tbilisi  Georgia 6
Flag of Tajikistan SSR Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic 1929 &&&&&&&&05112000.&&&&&05,112,000 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.7800001.78 &&&&&&&&&0143100.&&&&&0143,100 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.6400000.64 Dushanbe  Tajikistan 12
Flag of Moldovan SSR Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 &&&&&&&&04337600.&&&&&04,337,600 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.5100001.51 &&&&&&&&&&033843.&&&&&033,843 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.1500000.15 Kishinev  Moldova 9
Flag of Kyrgyzstan SSR Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 &&&&&&&&04257800.&&&&&04,257,800 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.4800001.48 &&&&&&&&&0198500.&&&&&0198,500 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.8900000.89 Frunze  Kyrgyzstan 11
Flag of Lithuanian SSR Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 &&&&&&&&03689779.&&&&&03,689,779 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.2900001.29 &&&&&&&&&&065200.&&&&&065,200 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.2900000.29 Vilnius  Lithuania 8
Flag of Turkmenistan SSR Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic 1924 &&&&&&&&03522700.&&&&&03,522,700 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.2300001.23 &&&&&&&&&0488100.&&&&&0488,100 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.1900002.19 Ashkhabad  Turkmenistan 14
Flag of Armenian SSR Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 &&&&&&&&03287700.&&&&&03,287,700 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.1500001.15 &&&&&&&&&&029800.&&&&&029,800 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.1300000.13 Yerevan  Armenia 13
Flag of Latvian SSR Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 &&&&&&&&02666567.&&&&&02,666,567 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.9300000.93 &&&&&&&&&&064589.&&&&&064,589 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.2900000.29 Riga  Latvia 10
Flag of Estonian SSR Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 &&&&&&&&01565662.&&&&&01,565,662 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.5500000.55 &&&&&&&&&&045226.&&&&&045,226 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.2000000.20 Tallinn  Estonia 15

Images for kids

  • USSR - Then and Now

    Country emblems of the Union republics, before and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Note that the Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (fifth in the second row) no longer exists as a political entity of any kind, and the emblem is unofficial.

  • E7901-Bishkek-museum-Lenin-carpet

    A hall in Bishkek's Soviet-era Lenin Museum decorated with the flags of Soviet Republics

  • USSRRepublicsPoster

    Poster of the unity of the Soviet republics in the late 1930s. All republics, except Russia, are shown with their respective traditional clothes.

  • Ltsr plakatas 1946 tsrs

    Poster of the unity of the Soviet republics in the late 1940s. Note that the map also points out the Karelo-Finnish SSR capital, Petrozavodsk.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Repúblicas de la Unión Soviética para niños

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