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Tuva Republic

Tyva Republic
Республика Тыва (Russian)
Тыва Республика (Tyvan)
—  Republic  —

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Anthem: Men – Tyva Men
Coordinates: 51°47′N 94°45′E / 51.783°N 94.750°E / 51.783; 94.750Coordinates: 51°47′N 94°45′E / 51.783°N 94.750°E / 51.783; 94.750
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Siberian
Economic region East Siberian
Established March 31, 1992
Capital Kyzyl
Government (as of August 2010)
 • Chairman of the Government Sholban Kara-ool
 • Legislature Great Khural
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 170,500 km2 (65,800 sq mi)
Area rank 21st
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 307,930
 • Rank 77th
 • Density 1.81/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
 • Urban 53.1%
 • Rural 46.9%
Time zone(s) KRAT (UTC+07:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-TY
License plates 17
Official languages RussianTyvan
Official website

Tuva or Tyva (Tuvan: Тыва; Russian: Тува́), Tyva Respublika, [tʰɯˈʋa resˈpʰuplika]), officially Republic of Tyva (Russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, tr. Respublika Tyva; IPA: [rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva]; Tuvan: Тыва Республика), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic, also defined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation as a state). It lies in the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders the Altai Republic, the Republic of Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Republic of Buryatia in Russia and Mongolia to the south. Its capital is the city of Kyzyl. It has a population of 307,930 (2010 census).

From 1921 until 1944, Tuva constituted a sovereign, independent nation, under the name of Tannu Tuva, officially, the Tuvan People's Republic, or the People's Republic of Tannu Tuva. The independence of Tannu Tuva, however, was recognized only by its neighbors: the Soviet Union and Mongolia.


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