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The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkiria (Russian: Респу́блика Башкортоста́н or Башки́рия; Bashkir:Башҡортостан
GeographyBashkortostan contains part of the southern Urals and the adjacent plains.
Time zoneBashkortostan is located in the Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST). UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST). RiversThere are over 13,000 rivers in the republic. Major rivers include:
LakesThere are 2,700 lakes and reservoirs in the republic. Major lakes and reservoirs include:
MountainsThe republic contains part of the southern Urals, which stretch from the northern to the southern border. The highest mountains include:
Natural ResourcesBashkortostan is rich in oil reserves, and was one of the principle centers of oil extraction in the USSR. Other natural resources include natural gas, coal, iron ores, gold, gypsum and more. Climate
Administrative division
DemographicsAbout a hundred nationalities inhabit Bashkortostan, including Russians (39%), Tatars (28%), Bashkirs (22%), Chuvash, Mari, Ukrainians, and Germans. Spoken languages: Russian (~100%), Tatar (~30%), Bashkir (~20%). It is believed that during the population cenus of 2002 some information was forged, especially the numbers of Tatars and Bashkirs.
Population development
HistoryBashkortostan became a republic within Russian Federation on March 31, 1992. PoliticsThe head of government in Bashkortostan is the President. As of 2004, the president is Mortaza Ghöbäydulla uly Räximev (Rakhimov). Rakhimov was re-elected in December 2003 in a poll condemned by the OSCE for exibiting "elements of basic fraud." The election was marked by intimidation of political opponents (including job sackings), forced closure of media and enforced open-ballot voting at many factories controlled by the Rakhimov family. EconomyMuch of Bashkortostan's economy depends on its oil processing industry, which is a left-over from Soviet times and has seen little investment since the collapse of the USSR. Most of the industry, nominally privatized, has in fact been granted to the factions close to the president's family. More than one half of Bashkortostan's industry is based in Ufa, the republic's capital. EducationEducation is in Russian, Bashkir and Tatar languages. Related articles
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