Georgia regards it as part of its territory.
Compare its law with Georgia's, question by question →Law
The law that applies in South Ossetia, nearest first. Open one to read it and propose changes.
How its law is changed
The official ways for the people it applies to, not only its legislature, to change the law here, from the provisions that set them.
A bill introduced by a deputy
Any one deputy of the Parliament, who holds the right of legislative initiative (as do the President, the Government, and the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Prosecutor General and the Central Electoral Commission on matters within their competence); citizens do not hold it themselves; no number of signatures is required
The bill is put before the Parliament of the Republic of South Ossetia by a holder of the right of legislative initiative.
Source: Art. 69, Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia
What changed lately
149 laws of South Ossetia and the places above it took effect in the past twelve months. The newest:
- Указ «О членах Центральной избирательной комиссии Республики Южная Осетия»New, in force since Nov 6, 2026
- Указ «О внесении изменений в Указ Президента Республики Южная Осетия от 23 августа 2021 года № 237 «О денежном содержании государственных гражданских служащих Республики Южная Осетия»New, in force since Nov 5, 2026
- Указ «О внесении изменений в Указ Президента Республики Южная Осетия от 28.06.2021 № 183 «О Реестре должностей государственной гражданской службы»New, in force since Nov 5, 2026
- Указ «О Заместителе Председателя Правительства Республики Южная Осетия»New, in force since Nov 5, 2026
- Указ «О Главном судебном приставе Государственной службы судебных приставов Республики Южная Осетия»New, in force since Nov 3, 2026
- Указ «О Котаеве С.Э.»New, in force since Nov 3, 2026
Public budget
What South Ossetia's government raises and what it spends it on.
Open the budget →Places in South Ossetia
Administrative-territorial unit (5)
Tax
No tax model for South Ossetia yet.
Names, identifiers and sources
Official: Recorded as its sources publish it.
- Other names
- Республика Южная Осетия (ru)Хуссар Ирыстон (os)Südossetien (de)Ossétie du Sud-Alanie (fr)Ossezia del Sud (it)
- Wikidata item
- Q23427
Sources
- Constitution of the Republic of South Ossetia, Art. 3 (parliamentrso.org); Wikidata (CC0)Retrieved 2026-11-10 · Licence: LicenseRef-so-official-facts
