List of countries and territories where Russian is an official language

This is a list of countries and regions where Russian is an official language.
Countries.
Recognised language.
Many countries recognise Russian as a minority language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
Regions and unrecognised countries.
The partially-recognised republics of Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia) and Transnistria (Moldova) all list Russian as a co-official language in their constitutions. The regions of Crimea (Ukraine), Gagauzia (Moldova), Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (Moldova) and eight communes of Romania also recognise Russian as a co-official language.