Bashkortostan

The Republic of Bashkortostan (Russian: Республика Башкортостан tr. Respublika Bashkortostan, Bashkir: Башҡортостан Республикаһы, tr. Bashqortostan Respublikahy), ^[a] also called Bashkiria (Russian: Башкирия, tr. Bashkiriya),^[b] is a federal subject of Russia. It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa. With a population of 4,072,292 as of the 2010 Census, Bashkortostan is the most populous republic in Russia.^[10]

Republic of Bashkortostan Республика Башкортостан (Russian) Башҡортостан Республикаһы (Bashkir)
—  Republic  —
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Coordinates: 54°28′N 56°16′E
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Volga[2]
Economic region	Ural[3]
Established	20 March 1919[4][5]
Republic Day	VolgaSouth Volga
Capital	Ufa[6]
Government (as of November 2014)
• Head[7]	Radiy Khabirov[8]
• Legislature	State Assembly-Kurultay[7]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[9]
• Total	143,600 km2 (55,400 sq mi)
Area rank	27th
Population (2010 Census)[10]
• Total	4,072,292
• Rank	7th
• Density[11]	28.36/km2 (73.5/sq mi)
• Urban	60.4%
• Rural	39.6%
Population (January 2021 est.)
• Total	4,016,481[12]
Time zone(s)	YEKT (UTC+06:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-BA
License plates	02, 102, 702
Official languages	Russian;[13] Bashkir, Russian[14]
Official website

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Notes

1. /bɑːʃˈkɔːrtoʊstæn/; Russian: Респу́блика Башкортоста́н, romanized: Respublika Bashkortostan; Bashkir: Башҡортостан Республикаһы
2. Russian: Башки́рия, romanized: Bashkiriya