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Altai Republic

Altai Republic
Республика Алтай (Russian)
Алтай Республика (Altay)
—  Republic  —

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Anthem: National Anthem of the Altai Republic
Coordinates: 50°55′N 86°55′E / 50.917°N 86.917°E / 50.917; 86.917Coordinates: 50°55′N 86°55′E / 50.917°N 86.917°E / 50.917; 86.917
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Siberian
Economic region West Siberian
Established July 1, 1922
Capital Gorno-Altaysk
Government (as of September 2010)
 • Head Alexander Berdnikov
 • Legislature State Assembly—El Kurultai
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 92,600 km2 (35,800 sq mi)
Area rank 35th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 206,168
 • Rank 79th
 • Density 2.23/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
 • Urban 27.6%
 • Rural 72.4%
Time zone(s) KRAT (UTC+07:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-AL
License plates 04
Official languages RussianAltay
Official website

Altai Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, Russian pronunciation: [rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə ɐlˈtaj]; Altay: Алтай Республика, Altay Respublika) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its capital is the town of Gorno-Altaysk. The area of the republic is 92,600 square kilometers (35,800 sq mi), and its population is 206,168 (2010 Census).

The Xiongnu Empire (209 BC-93 AD) governed the territory of the modern Altai Republic. The ethnicity of this empire is unclear; proposals by scholars include Turkic, Mongolic, Yeniseian,, Iranian, and Uralic.

The southern part of the Altai Republic came under the Naiman Khanate. Territory of the modern Altai Republic has been ruled by the Mongolic Xianbei state (93-234), Rouran Khaganate (330-555), Mongol Empire (1206-1368), Golden Horde (1240-1502), Zunghar Khanate (1634-1758) and Qing Empire (1757-1864).


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