Tatarstan
| Republic of Tatarstan Республика Татарстан(Russian) Татарстан Республикасы(Tatar) | |||
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Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan[1] | |||
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Coordinates:55°33′N50°56′E/ 55.550°N 50.933°E | |||
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| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Volga[2] | ||
| Economic region | Volga[3] | ||
| Capital | Kazan | ||
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| Time zone(s) | MSK(UTC+04:00) | ||
| Official languages | Russian;[4]Tatar[5][6] | ||
Tatarstanis anautonomous republicwithinRussia.The republic is about 800 kilometers (497 miles) east ofMoscow.It is between theVolga Riverand the Kama River (a tributary of the Volga), and extends east to theUral Mountains.Most of the people areTatars,
Its capital isKazan.
Religion
[change|change source]Islamis the faith that most people in Tatarstan follow.
Geography
[change|change source]The republic is in the center of theEast European Plain.
Rivers
[change|change source]Major rivers include (Tatar names are given in parentheses):
- Belaya River(Ağidel)
- Ik River(Iq)
- Kama River(Çulman)
- Volga River(İdel)
- Vyatka River(Noqrat)
- Kazanka River
Lakes
[change|change source]Major reservoirs of the republic include (Tatar names are given in parentheses):
The biggest lake isQaban.The biggest swamp isKulyagash.
Hills
[change|change source]Natural resources
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Major natural resources of Tatarstan includeoil,natural gas,gypsum,and more. It is estimated that the Republic has over one billiontonsof oil deposits.
References
[change|change source]- ↑Law #2284, Chapter III
- ↑Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г.(President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District.Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
- ↑Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР.(Gosstandartof the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions,as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ↑Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of theConstitution of Russia.
- ↑Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan, Article 8.1
- ↑Daniel R. Kempton and Terry D. Clark.Unity or Separation: Center-Periphery Relations in the Former Soviet Union.Praeger Publishers, 2002, p. 110.
Other websites
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