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| Quick Facts (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) | |
| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Gorno-Altaysk | |
| Area: 92,600 sq km | |
| Population: 202,947 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Russians 57.4%, Altay people 30.6%, Kazakhs 6.0%, Telengits 1.2%, Tubalars 0.8%, Ukrainians 0.7%, other 3.3% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Altay |
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Official Web Site of Altai Republic
Altai Republic (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Perspectives on the Unrest in the Altai Region of the USSR (Hasan Paksoy, 1990)
Two Altaic Games: "Chelik-Chomak" and "Jirid Oyunu" (Hasan Paksoy, 1990)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Ufa | |
| Area: 143,600 sq km | |
| Population: 4,104,336 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Russians 36.3%, Bashkirs 29.8%, Tatars 24.1%, Chuvash 2.9%, Mari 2.6%, Ukrainians 1.4%, Mordvins 0.6%, Udmurts 0.6%, other 1.7% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Tatar, Bashkir |
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Official Web Site of Republic of Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
News Agency (eng.bashinform.ru)
Slide Gallery (bashkortostan.net)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Cheboksary | |
| Area: 18,300 sq km | |
| Population: 1,313,754 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Chuvash 67.7%, Russians26.5 %, Tatars 2.8%, Mordvins 1.2%, Ukrainians 0.5%, other 1.3% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Chuvash |
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Official Web Site of Chuvash Republic
Chuvashia (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Nalchik | |
| Area: 12,500 sq km | |
| Population: 901,494 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Kabardin 55.3%, Russians 25.1%, Balkars 11.6%, Ossetians 1.1%, Turks 1.0%, Ukrainians 0.8%, Armenians 0.6%, Koreans 0.5%, Chechens 0.5%, other 3.5% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Kabardian, Balkar |
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Official Web Site of Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Kabardino-Balkaria (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Images of Kabardino-Balkaria (travel-images.com)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Cherkessk | |
| Area: 14,100 sq km | |
| Population: 439,470 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Karachays 38.5%, Russians 33.7%, Cherkes 11.3%, Abazins 7.4%, Nogais 3.4%, Ossetians 0.8%, Ukrainians 0.8%, Armenians 0.73%, Tatars 0.5%, other 2.87% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Karachay, Circassian, Abaza, Nogai |
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Official Web Site of Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian)
Karachay-Cherkessia (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Images of Karachay-Cherkessia (travel-images.com)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Abakan | |
| Area: 61,900 sq km | |
| Population: 575,400 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Russians 80.3%, Khakas 12.0%, Germans 1.7%, Ukrainians 1.5%, Tatars 0.7%, other 3.8% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Khakas |
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Khakassia (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Traditional and Modern Khakas Conceptions of Sound and Music 
(Liesbet Nyssen Oideion Journal)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Yakutsk | |
| Area: 3,103,200 sq km | |
| Population: 949,280 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Sakha (Yakuts) 45.5%, Russians 41.2%, Ukrainians 3.7%, Evenks 1.9%, Evens 1.2%, Tatars 1.1%, Buryats 0.8%, Belarusians 0.5%, other 4.1% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Sakha (Yakut) |
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Official Web Site of Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russian)
Sakha/Yakutia Republic (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Republic of Sakha/Yakutia (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)
Yakut Society (by Marlene M. Martin)
Yakutia Organized: Republic of Sakha (yakutia.org)
Today's Guide to the Sakha/Yakutia Republic: Sakha World XXI Century (yakutiatoday.com)
Orto Doydu: Samples of music, songs and video (in Sakha) 
(sakhaopenworld.org)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Kazan (Qazan) | |
| Area: 67,836.2 sq km | |
| Population: 3,779,265 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Tatars 52.9%, Russians 39.5%, Chuvash 3.4%, Udmurts 0.6%, Ukrainians 0.6%, Mordvins 0.6%, Mari 0.5%, other 1.9% (2002) | |
Languages: Tatar, Russian |
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Official Web Site of Republic of Tatarstan
Tatarstan (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Tatarstan Home Page (Kazan State University)
Tatar National Traditions, Culture and Art (tatar.ru)
Mass Media Portal of Tatarstan Republic (tatmedia.com)
Chora Batır: A Tatar Admonition to Future Generations (Hasan Paksoy, 1986)
Crimean Tatars (Hasan Paksoy, 1995)
Old Tatar Songs (by İlhan Akidil)
Tatar Radio (in Tatar) (tatarradiosi.ru)
View on Tatarstan / Photogallery (tatar.ru)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Russia) | |
| Capital: Kyzyl | |
| Area: 170,500 sq km | |
| Population: 305,510 (2002) | |
| Ethnic groups: Tuvans 77.0%, Russians 20.1%, Komi 0.5%, other 12.4% (2002) | |
Languages: Russian, Tuvan |
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Tuva (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Animated Shockwave Photo Presentations of the Republic of Tuva (fetchaphrase.com)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Uzbekistan) | |
| Capital: Nukus | |
| Area: 160,000 sq km | |
| Population: 1,200,000 (2005) | |
| Ethnic groups: Karakalpak 33.3%, Uzbek 33.3%, Kazakh 25.0%, other 8.4% (2005) | |
Languages: Uzbek, Karakalpak |
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Karakalpakstan (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Karakalpaks (by David and Sue Richardson)
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| Administration type: Autonomous Republic (of Azerbaijan) | |
| Capital: Nakhichevan City | |
| Area: 5,500 sq km | |
| Population: 372,900 (2005) | |
| Ethnic groups: Azeris 98.0%, other (Russians and Kurds) 2.0% (2005) | |
Languages: Azerbaijani |
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Nakhichevan (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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