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Republic of Dagestan

Republic of Dagestan
Республика Дагестан (Russian)
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Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 43°06′N 46°53′E / 43.100°N 46.883°E / 43.100; 46.883Coordinates: 43°06′N 46°53′E / 43.100°N 46.883°E / 43.100; 46.883
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district North Caucasian
Economic region North Caucasus
Established January 20, 1921
Capital Makhachkala
Government (as of January 2013)
 • Head Ramazan Abdulatipov
 • Legislature People's Assembly
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 50,300 km2 (19,400 sq mi)
Area rank 52nd
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 2,910,249
 • Rank 12th
 • Density 57.86/km2 (149.9/sq mi)
 • Urban 45.2%
 • Rural 54.8%
Time zone(s) MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-DA
License plates 05
Official languages RussianAghul, Avar, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Dargwa, Kumyk, Lezgian, Lak, Nogai, Rutul, Tabasaran, Tat, Tsakhur
Official website

The Republic of Dagestan (/dɑːɡˈstɑːn/ or /ˈdæɡstæn/; Russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respublika Dagestan), also spelled Daghestan, is a federal subject (a republic) of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea.

With a population of 2,910,249, Dagestan is very ethnically diverse and Russia's most heterogeneous republic, with none of its several dozen ethnicities and subgroups forming a majority. Largest among these ethnicities are the Avar, Dargin, Kumyk, Lezgian, Laks, Azerbaijani, Tabasaran and Chechen. Ethnic Russians comprise about 3.6% of Dagestan's total population. Russian is the primary official language and the lingua franca among the ethnicities.


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