Administration of South Ossetia

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Administration of South Ossetia სამხრეთი ოსეთის ადმინისტრაცია (Georgian) Хуссар Ирыстоны Аадминистраци (Ossetian)
Provisional Government (2007—2008) Exiled Provisional Government (2008—Present)
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Location of South Ossetia (red) in Georgia. The overlapping borders of the “de jure” Imereti region and the “de facto” Republic of South Ossetia.
Country	Georgia
Mkhares	Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Shida Kartli Mtskheta-Mtianeti Imereti (Disputed)
Provisional Government Established	April 2007
Russian Invasion of South Ossetia	August 2008
Capital	Kurta (2007–2008) Tbilisi (from 2008, in exile) a
Official languages	Georgian Ossetian
Recognised regional languages	Russian
Government	Provisional Government
• Head	Tamaz Bestayev[1]
Currency	Georgian lari (GEL)
Time zone	UTC+4 (GET)
Website	http://soa.gov.ge
a. Initially, the administration was based in Kurta and was administering the settlements and territory outside the separatists’ control. This territory was lost as a result of the 2008 South Ossetia War and thus the administration is now in exile. b. The administration was set up by the Georgian government as a temporary measure before the settlement of South Ossetia’s status.

The Administration of South Ossetia (Georgian: სამხრეთი ოსეთის ადმინისტრაცია, Samxreti Osetis administʼracia; Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстоны Администраци, Xussar Irystony Administraci), officially the Administration of the temporary Administrative-Territorial Unit on the Territory of the Former Autonomous Region of South Ossetia, is an administrative division that Georgia regards as the legal government of South Ossetia. The administration was set up by the Georgian government as a transitional measure leading to the settlement of South Ossetia's status. The area lies within the territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast which was abolished by the Georgian government in 1990. Since then South Ossetia has no formal autonomous status within Georgia.

Following the 2008 South Ossetia war, the Provisional Administration has had no South Ossetian territory under its control and remains a nominal entity.