Mordovia
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Republic of Mordovia Республика Мордовия (Russian) Мордовия Республикась (Mordvin) |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Volga | ||
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka | ||
| Established | December 20, 1934 | ||
| Capital | Saransk | ||
| Government (as of August 2014) | |||
| • Head | Vladimir Volkov | ||
| • Legislature | State Assembly | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 26,200 km2 (10,100 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 68th | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 834,755 | ||
| • Rank | 60th | ||
| • Density | 31.86/km2 (82.5/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 60.4% | ||
| • Rural | 39.6% | ||
| Population (July 2014 est.) | |||
| • Total | 809,891 | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+03:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-MO | ||
| License plates | 13, 113 | ||
| Official languages | Russian; Mordvin (Moksha and Erzya) | ||
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The Republic of Mordovia (Russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, tr. Respublika Mordoviya; IPA: [rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə]; Moksha/Erzya: Мордовия Республикась,Mordovija Respublikaś), also known in English as Mordvinia, is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its capital is the city of Saransk. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the republic was 834,755. Ethnic Russians (53.4%) and Mordvins (40.0%) account for the majority of the population.
The republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of Russia. The western part of the republic is situated in the Oka-Don Plain; its eastern and central parts are located in the Volga Elevation.
There are 114 rivers in the republic. Major rivers include:
There are approximately five hundred lakes in the republic.
Natural resources include peat, mineral waters, and others.
The climate is moderately continental.
The earliest archaeological signs of human beings in the area of Mordovia are from the Neolithic era. Finno-Ugric Mordvins are mentioned in written sources in 6th century. Later, Mordvins were under the influence of both Volga Bulgaria and the Kievan Rus. Mordvin princes sometimes raided Muroma and Volga Bulgaria, and often despoiled each other's holdings.
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