According to the information of the population census of the inhabitants in the Crimean Peninsula is inhabited Authorized 175 nationalities, almost 70% of the residents are Russians, said the head of the Department of statistics of residents and health Rosstat Svetlana Nikitina. in her expressions, the most numerous national group - Russian (1, 49 million people, 68% of the population), and among them 1, 19 million people (65%) in Republic of Crimea, 303, 1 thousand People (81%) in Sevastopol, according to the " Criminals ". At the 2nd place in the national squad - the Ukrainians, in the Crimea 344, 5 thousand People, which is fifteen, 7% of the population. In the Republic of Crimea lives 291, 6 thousand Ukrainians (16%), in Sevastopol - 52, 9 thousand Ukrainians (14, 2%). The third largest group - the Crimean Tatars (232, 3 thousand People, 10, 6% of the population). With 45 million People (2%) identified themselves Tatars. Nikitin explained that part of the Crimean Tatars called himself the Tatars, for this reason, In the final calculation, these groups will be added. Other nationalities in Crimea make up 4% of the inhabitants. Of these, the most numerous is the Belarusians (21, 7 thousand People, 1%) and Armenians (11 thousand People, 0, 2% of the population). From 1 to 5 thousand People in Crimea is such national groups as the Azeris, Uzbeks, Moldavians, Jews, Koreans, Greeks, poles, Gypsies, Chuvash, Bulgarians, Germans, Mordovians, Georgians and Turks. 29 nationalities are 99% of the population of Crimea. Not more than 1 thousand People in Crimea are included in the national group of Tajiks, Mari, Bashkirs, Udmurts, Ossetians, the Kazakhs, the Arabs. In the Crimea, there are 535 of the Karaites, 228 Krymchaks. Crimean census of the inhabitants was held in the Crimea and Sevastopol from 14 to 25 October 2014. According to the results of the census on the Peninsula is home to 2, 285 million people. Crimea and Sevastopol 16 March emphasize the 1-year anniversary of the referendum in which an overwhelming number of voters voted for secession From Ukraine and reunification with Russia. In Crimea for entry into the Russian Federation voted 96, 77%, in Sevastopol - 95, 6%. Both regions became Russian subjects on 18 March, the day in the Crimea and Sevastopol declared festive holiday. March 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia, as well as a decree on the formation of the Crimean Federal district. 10px