Defined as regions with limited to full self governance within sovereign countries which were created based on the demographic or ethnic composition of the particular area.

List of regions

• Jewish Autonomous Oblast
• Kazakh SSR
• Scotland
• Volga German ASSR
• Wales

Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... State motto: Барлық елдердің пролетарлары, бірігіңдер! Official language None. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... 1937 flag of the Volga German ASSR The Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (German: Autonome Sozialistische Sowjet-Republik der Wolga-Deutschen, Russian: Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика Немцев Поволжья) was an autonomy established in the Soviet Union, with its capital at the Volga port of Engels (until 1931 known as... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...

See also

• Ethnic groups
• Homeland
• List of active autonomist and secessionist movements