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The Buryat Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Буря́тия; Buryat: Буряад Республика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's name is Respublika Buryatiya in Russian and Buryaad Respublika in Buryat. The Buryat language is a Mongolic language spoken by the Buryats. ...
Russia is a federation which consists of 88 subjects (Russian: ; English transliteration: subyekty, sing. ...
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Buryat Republic Республика Бурятия Буряад Республика
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Coat of Arms of Buryatia (from the Estonian wiki) This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...
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Ulan-Ude (Ула́н-Удэ́, Buryat: Улаан-Удэ), formerly Verkhneudinsk (Верхнеу́динск), the capital of Buryatia, Russia, is located at the foot of the mountains and is...
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| Ranked 17th - 351,300 km² - negligible Here is a list of the 88 federal subjects of Russia in order of size. ...
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| Population - Total - Density Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...
| Ranked 56th - est. 981,238 (2002) - est. 2.8/km² Here is a list of the 89 federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2002 census. ...
| | Political status | Republic | | Federal district | Siberian Federal District | | Economic Region | East Siberia | | Cadaster # | 03 | | Official languages | Russian, Buryat | | President | Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov | | Chairman of the Government | Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov | | Legislature | People's Khural | | Anthem | National Anthem of Buryatia | The Russian Federation is divided into 88 federal subjects (constituent units), 21 of which are republics. ...
All of the federal subjects of Russia are grouped into seven federal districts (Russian: , sing. ...
Siberian Federal District (Russian: СибиÌÑÑкий ÑедеÑаÌлÑнÑй оÌкÑÑг; tr. ...
Russia is divided into eleven economic regions (Russian: экономические районы, sing. ...
The Buryat language is a Mongolic language spoken by the Buryats. ...
Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov (born July 4, 1935) has been the President of the Buryat Republic in Russia since 1991. ...
Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov (born July 4, 1935) has been the President of the Buryat Republic in Russia since 1991. ...
Geography
Buryatia is located in the South-Central region of Siberia along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal. Siberian Federal District (darker red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia. ...
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- Area: 351,300 km².
- Borders:
- Highest point: Mount Munku-Sardyk (3,491 m).
Irkutsk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska rivers, and occupies an area of 767,900 km² (4. ...
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The Tuva Republic (Russian: ; Tuvan: ТÑва РеÑпÑблика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ...
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Time zone Buryatia is located in the Irkutsk Time Zone (IRKT/IRKST). UTC offset is +0800 (IRKT)/+0900 (IRKST). Image File history File links RTZ7. ...
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Rivers Major rivers include: Barguzin (Russian: ) is a river in Buryatia, Russia of length 480 km flowing into the Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest bay of Baikal. ...
Road sign Irkut River near village Zaktuj in Tunkinsky district of Buryatia, Russian Federation (photo 2005). ...
Kitoy River (Russian: ÐиÑой) is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, Angaras left tributary. ...
Oka (Russian: ÐкаÌ) is a great river in Russia, the biggest right confluent of the Volga. ...
The Selengе or Selenga (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ, Russian: Селенга́) is a river in Mongolia and Russia. ...
Uda (Уда́) is a river in the republic of Buryatia, Russia. ...
The Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. ...
Lakes Buryatia is located on the shores of the Lake Baikal (60% of the shore line). The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...
Mountains Over 80% of republic's territory is located in the mountainous region, including the Baikal Mountains on the northern shoes of Lake Baikal. Baikal Mountains rise steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia. ...
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Natural resources Buryatia's natural resources include gold, tungsten, zinc, uranium and more. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number tungsten, W, 74 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 6, d Appearance grayish white, lustrous Atomic mass 183. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number uranium, U, 92 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance silvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air Atomic mass 238. ...
Climate - Average annual temperature: -1.6°C
- Average January temperature: -22°C
- Average July temperature: +18°C
- Average annual precipitation: 244 mm
Administrative divisions -
Cities and towns under republics jurisdiction Ulan-Ude (Улан-УдÑ) (capital) city districts: Oktyabrsky (ÐкÑÑбÑÑÑкий) Sovetsky (СовеÑÑкий) Urban settlements under the city districts jurisdiction: Sokol (Сокол) Zarechny (ÐаÑеÑнÑй) Zheleznodorozhny (ÐелезнодоÑожнÑй) Severobaykalsk (СевеÑобайкалÑÑк) Districts: Barguzinsky (ÐаÑгÑзинÑкий) Urban settlements under the districts jurisdiction: Barguzin (ÐаÑгÑзин) Ust-Barguzin (УÑÑÑ-ÐаÑгÑзин) with 5 selsovets and 3 somons under the districts jurisdiction. ...
Demographics According to the 2002 Census, ethnic Russians make up two thirds of the republic's population, while the ethnic Buryats are only 27.8%. Other groups include Ukrainians (1.0%), Tatars (0.8%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population. Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...
The Buryats, numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic. ...
Kültigin Monument where first mention of Tatar people is inscribed Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/ТаÑаÑлаÑ), sometimes spelled Tartar (more about the name), is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ...
| census 1939 | census 1959 | census 1970 | census 1979 | census 1989 | census 2002 | | Buryats | 116,382 (21.3%) | 135,798 (20.2%) | 178,660 (22.0%) | 206,860 (23.0%) | 249,525 (24.0%) | 272,910 (27.8%) | | Soyots | 2,739 (0.3%) | | Russians | 393,057 (72.0%) | 502,568 (74.6%) | 596,960 (73.5%) | 647,785 (72.0%) | 726,165 (69.9%) | 665,512 (67.8%) | | Ukrainians | 13,392 (2.5%) | 10,183 (1.5%) | 10,769 (1.3%) | 15,290 (1.7%) | 22,868 (2.2%) | 9,585 (1.0%) | | Tatars | 3,840 (0.7%) | 8,058 (1.2%) | 9,991 (1.2%) | 10,290 (1.1%) | 10,496 (1.0%) | 8,189 (0.8%) | | Evenks | 1,818 (0.3%) | 1,335 (0.2%) | 1,685 (0.2%) | 1,543 (0.2%) | 1,679 (0.2%) | 2,334 (0.2%) | | Others | 17,277 (3.2%) | 15,384 (2.3%) | 14,186 (1.7%) | 17,630 (2.0%) | 27,519 (2.7%) | 19,969 (2.0%) | - Population: 981,238 (2002)
- Urban: 584,970 (59.6%)
- Rural: 396,268 (40.4%)
- Male: 467,984 (47.7%)
- Female: 513,254 (52.3%)
- Females per 1000 males: 1,097
- Average age: 31.6 years
- Urban: 31.2 years
- Rural: 32.2 years
- Male: 29.4 years
- Female: 33.9 years
- Number of households: 322,289 (with 958,402 people)
- Urban: 197,651 (with 566,755 people)
- Rural: 124,638 (with 391,647 people)
- Vital statistics (2005)
- Births: 13,551 (birth rate 14.0)
- Deaths: 15,144 (death rate 15.7)
The Buryats, numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic. ...
According to the 2002 census, there were 2769 Soyots in Russia. ...
Kültigin Monument where first mention of Tatar people is inscribed Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/ТаÑаÑлаÑ), sometimes spelled Tartar (more about the name), is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ...
The Evenks (obsolete: Tungus, autonym: ÐвÑнки) are a nomadic Tungusic people, one of the Northern Indigenous Peoples (pop. ...
History The area of the modern day Buryatia was first colonized in the 1600s by Russians in search of wealth, furs and gold. In 1923, the republic was created through the union of the Buryat-Mongol and Mongol-Buryat Oblasts. Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: оÌблаÑÑ) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ...
Politics The head of government in Buryatia is the President, who is elected for a four-year term. As of 2006, the President is Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov, who was elected on July 1, 1994, re-elected in 1998 (with 63.25% of votes), and then re-elected again on June 23, 2002 (with over 67% of votes). Prior to the elections, Potapov was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic—the highest post at that time. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Leonid Vasilyevich Potapov (born July 4, 1935) has been the President of the Buryat Republic in Russia since 1991. ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ...
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The Republic's parliament is the People's Khural, popularly elected every four years. The People's Khural has 65 deputies. States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orangeâthe former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ...
The Republic's Constitution was adopted on February 22, 1994. February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Economy The republic's economy is composed of important agricultural and commercial products including wheat, vegetables, potatoes, timber, leather, graphite and textiles. Fishing, hunting, fur farming, sheep and cattle farming, mining, stock raising, engineering, and food processing are also important economic generators. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Education The higher education institutions of the republic include Buryatia State University, Buryat State Academy of Agriculture, East Siberian State Academy of Arts and Culture, and East Siberian State Technological Institute.
Religion Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism, and Orthodox Christianity are the most widespread religions in Buryatia. Tibetan Buddhism is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, the Himalayan region (including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim), Mongolia, Buryatia, Tuva and Kalmykia (Russia), and northeastern China (Manchuria: Heilongjiang, Jilin). ...
A shaman doctor of Kyzyl. ...
Orthodox Christianity is a generalized reference to the Eastern traditions of Christianity, as opposed to the Western traditions (which descend through, or alongside of, the Roman Catholic Church) or the Eastern Rite Catholic churches. ...
Tourism Lake Baikal is a popular tourist destination.
See also The Buryats, numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic. ...
Buryatia is a part of the Russian Federation. ...
The Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the former Soviet Union. ...
External links - (English) Official website of the Buryat Republic.
- (Russian) Official website of the Buryat Republic.
- Official website of the Buryat Republic (in Buryat).
- (English) (Russian) Official website of Buryat State Academy of Agriculture.
- (Russian) Official website of East Siberian State Academy of Arts and Culture.
- (English) (German) A free and independent travel guide for Lake Baikal and the Republic of Buryatia Made from travellers for travellers!.
- (English) The Republic of Buryatia
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