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Tatarstan

Republic of Tatarstan
Республика Татарстан (Russian)
Татарстан Республикасы (Tatar)
—  Republic  —

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Coat of arms
Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°33′N 50°56′E / 55.550°N 50.933°E / 55.550; 50.933Coordinates: 55°33′N 50°56′E / 55.550°N 50.933°E / 55.550; 50.933
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Volga
Economic region Volga
Established May 27, 1920
Capital Kazan
Government (as of April 2014)
 • President Rustam Minnikhanov
 • Legislature State Council
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi)
Area rank 44th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 3,786,488
 • Rank 8th
 • Density 55.68/km2 (144.2/sq mi)
 • Urban 75.4%
 • Rural 24.6%
Population (January 2014 est.)
 • Total 3,838,374
Time zone(s) MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-TA
License plates 16, 116
Official languages RussianTatar
Official website

Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: Респу́блика Татарста́н, tr. Respublika Tatarstan; IPA: [rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan]; Tatar: Cyrillic Татарстан Республикасы, Latin Tatarstan Respublikası) is a federal subject (a republic) of the Russian Federation, located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan. The republic borders Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, the Mari El, Udmurt, and Chuvash Republics, and the Republic of Bashkortostan. The area of the republic is 68,000 square kilometres (26,000 sq mi). The unofficial Tatarstan motto is: Bez Buldırabız! (We can!). As of the 2010 Census the population of Tatarstan was 3,786,488.

The state has strong ties with its eastern neighbor the Republic of Bashkortostan.


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