What is South Ossetia?
{{Infobox country |conventional_long_name = Republic of South Ossetia – The State of Alania |native_name = {{unbulleted list|item_style=font-size:88%; | <hr/>{{native name|os|Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон / Паддзахад Аллонстон|italic=no}}<br/>{{resize|95%|{{nobold|''{{transl|os|Rêšpublika Xuššâr Irešton / Pâddzâxâd Âllonšton}}''}}}} | <hr/>{{native name|ka|{{big|ცხინვალის რეგიონი}}|italic=no}}<br/>{{resize|95%|{{nobold|''{{transl|ka|Tskhinvalis regioni}}''}}}} | <hr/>{{native name|ru|Республика Южная Осетия / Государство Алания|italic=no}}<br/>{{resize|95%|{{nobold|''{{transl|ru|Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya / Gosudarstvo Alaniya}}''}}}} }} |common_name = South Ossetia |image_map = Asia location South Ossetia (with Georgia and Abkhazia).png |map_caption = South Ossetia (green), Georgia, and Abkhazia (light grey). |image_map2 = South Ossetia overview map.png |map_caption2 = Map of South Ossetia. |image_flag = Flag of South Ossetia.svg |image_coat = National Emblem of the Republic of South Ossetia.svg |symbol_type = Emblem |national_motto = |national_anthem = [[National Anthem of South Ossetia]]<br/>{{small|''National Anthem of South Ossetia – Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстоны Паддзахадон Гимн''}}<br/>{{center|}} |official_languages = {{hlist |[[Ossetian language|Ossetian]]<sup>a</sup> |[[Russian language|Russian]]<sup>a</sup>}} |regional_languages = [[Georgian language|Georgian]] | status = [[List of states with limited recognition|Partially recognized state]]<br/>[[International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia|Recognized]] by the [[United Nations]] as ''[[Occupied territories of Georgia|de jure]]'' part of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] |capital = [[Tskhinvali]] |largest_city = capital |coordinates = {{Coord|42|14|N|43|58|E|type:city}} |government_type = {{nowrap|[[Semi-presidential republic]]}} |leader_title1 = [[President of South Ossetia|President]] |leader_name1 = [[Alan Gagloyev]] |leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of South Ossetia|Prime Minister]] |leader_name2 = [[Gennady Bekoyev]]