The '''Crimea''' is a diamond-shaped peninsula in [[Russia]], surrounded on its NW, SW and SE sides by the [[Black Sea]] and on its NE side by the [[Sea of Azov]]; it is connected to the Ukrainian mainland by a narrow [[isthmus]]. The capital is the port city of [[Sevastopol]].
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The '''Republic of Crimea''' is a constituent republic of the [[Russian Federation]] after the results of 2014 referendum reunited Crimea to the Russian homeland. It is a diamond-shaped peninsula in [[Russia]], surrounded on its NW, SW and SE sides by the [[Black Sea]] and on its NE side by the [[Sea of Azov]]; it is connected to the Republic of Kherson by a narrow [[isthmus]]. The capital is the port city of [[Sevastopol]].