In total, in the areas controlled by the PMR government, there were 555,347 people, including 177,785 Moldovans (32.10%) 168,678 Russians (30.35%) 160,069 Ukrainians (28.81%) 13,858 Bulgarians (2.50%) 4,096 Gagauzians (0.74%), 507 Roma (0.09%) 1,259 Jews (0.23%) 1,791 Poles (0.32%) and 27,454 others (4.94%).