"Flag of South Ossetia.svg" . . . "South Ossetia (/\u0252\u02C8s\u025Bt\u026A\u0259/) or Tskhinvali Region is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian SSR of the Soviet Union.South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia in 1990, calling itself the Republic of South Ossetia. The Georgian government responded by abolishing South Ossetia's autonomy and trying to re-establish its control over the region by force."@en . "South Ossetia"@en . "font-size:88%;"@en . "3.90052e+09"^^ . . . . . "President"@en . . . . "2008-08-26Z"^^ . "Republic of South Ossetia"@en . . . . . . "13.0"^^ . . . "3.9e+09"^^ . . . . "1991-12-21Z"^^ . "51547"^^ .