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Crimea

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Crimea (Crimean Tatar, Qırım; Ukrainian: Крим, Krym; Russian: Крым, Krym) is a peninsula in eastern Europe, on the north side of the Black Sea, and an autonomous republic within the state of Ukraine. Its official name is Autonomous Republic of Crimea. It has 1 973 185 inhabitants in an area of 26 100 km². The capital is Simferopol.