Tuva

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The Tyva Republic (Roushie: Респу́блика Тыва́; Tuvan: Тыва Республика, Tyva Respublika), commonly kent as Tuva (Roushie: Тува́), is a federal subject o Roushie (a republic). It lees in the geographical centre o Asie, in soothren Siberie. The republic haes mairches wi the Altai Republic, Khakassie, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, an Buryatie in Roushie an wi Mongolie tae the sooth. Its caipital is the ceety o Kyzyl. Population: 307,930 (2010 Census).[7]

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Tuva Republic
Республика Тыва
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanТыва Республика
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Anthem: Men - Tyva Men
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Coordinates: 51°47′N 94°45′E
KintraRoushie
Federal destrictSiberie[1]
Economic regionEast Siberie[2]
Established13 October 1944
CaipitalKyzyl
Govrenment
  BodiGreat Khural[3]
  Chairman o the Govrenment[4]Sholban Kara-ool[5]
Area
  Total170500 km2 (65,800 sq mi)
Area rank21st
Population
 (2010 Census)[7]
  Total307,930
  Estimate 
(2018)[8]
321,722 (+4.5%)
  Rank77t
  Density1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
  Urban
53.1%
  Rural
46.9%
Time zoneUTC+7 ([9])
ISO 3166 codeRU-TY
License plates17
OKTMO ID93000000
Offeecial leidsRoushie;[10] Tuvan[11]
Websitehttp://gov.tuva.ru/
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Forests, muntains, an steppe mak up a muckle pairt o the geography.

A majority o the fowk is Tuvans wha speak the Tuvan leid, but Roushie is spaken extensively an aw. Tuva is govrened bi the Great Khural whilk elects a chairman for a fower-year term. The current chairman is Sholban Kara-ool.

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