Komi Republic
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Komi Republic Республика Коми (Russian) Коми Республика (Komi) |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Northwestern | ||
| Economic region | Northern | ||
| Established | December 5, 1936 | ||
| Capital | Syktyvkar | ||
| Government (as of January 2014) | |||
| • Head | Sergey Gaplikov | ||
| • Legislature | State Council | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 415,900 km2 (160,600 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 13th | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 901,189 | ||
| • Rank | 58th | ||
| • Density | 2.17/km2 (5.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 76.9% | ||
| • Rural | 23.1% | ||
| Population (January 2013 est.) | |||
| • Total | 880,639 | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+03:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-KO | ||
| License plates | 11 | ||
| Official languages | Russian; Komi | ||
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The Komi Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Ко́ми, Respublika Komi; Komi: Коми Республика, Komi Respublika) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. Population: 901,189 (2010 Census).
The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain. Forests cover over 70% of the territory and swamps cover approximately 15%.
Major rivers include:
There are many lakes in the republic. Major lakes include:
The republic's natural resources include coal, oil, natural gas, gold, diamonds and timber. Native reindeer are in abundance, and have been intentionally bred for human usage by the indigenous population.
Around 32,800 km² of mostly boreal forest (as well as some alpine tundra and meadows) in the Republic's Northern Ural Mountains have been recognized in 1995 as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Virgin Komi Forests. It is the first natural UNESCO World Heritage site in Russia and the largest expanse of virgin forests in Europe. The site includes two pre-existing protected areas: Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve (created in 1930) and Yugyd Va National Park (created in 1994).
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