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Bashkortostan

Republic of Bashkortostan
Республика Башкортостан (Russian)
Башҡортостан Республикаһы (Bashkir)
—  Republic  —

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Coat of arms
Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°28′N 56°16′E / 54.467°N 56.267°E / 54.467; 56.267Coordinates: 54°28′N 56°16′E / 54.467°N 56.267°E / 54.467; 56.267
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Volga
Economic region Urals
Established November 28 [O.S. November 15] 1917
Capital Ufa
Government (as of November 2014)
 • Head Rustem Khamitov
 • Legislature State Assembly
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 143,600 km2 (55,400 sq mi)
Area rank 27th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 4,072,292
 • Rank 7th
 • Density 28.36/km2 (73.5/sq mi)
 • Urban 60.4%
 • Rural 39.6%
Population (January 2014 est.)
 • Total 4,069,698
Time zone(s) YEKT (UTC+05:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-BA
License plates 02, 102
Official languages RussianBashkir
Official website

The Republic of Bashkortostan (Russian: Респу́блика Башкортоста́н, tr. Respublika Bashkortostan; IPA: [rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bəʂkərtɐˈstan]; Bashkir: Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Başqortostan Respublikahı), also known as Bashkiria (Russian: Башки́рия, tr. Bashkiriya; IPA: [bɐʂˈkʲirʲɪjə]) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa. With the population of 4,072,292 as of the 2010 Census, Bashkortostan is the most populous of the republics in Russia.

Bashkurdistan, the first ethnic autonomy in Russia, was established on November 28 [O.S. November 15] 1917. On March 20, 1919, it was transformed into the Bashkir ASSR, the first Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in RSFSR.

In accordance with the Constitution of Bashkortostan and Russian Federation Constitution, Bashkortostan is a state (country), but has no sovereignty. On 11 October 1990 Bashkortostan adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty, but subsequently abandoned it. 11 October is Republic Day in Bashkortostan.


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