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Altai Republic
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Алтай |
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Алтай - Республика Алтай[1]
Республика Алтай — республика в составе Российской Федерации на юге Западной Сибири в бассейне рек Бии и Катуни. Республика Алтай находится в центре Евразийского континента, имеет внешнюю границу с Китаем, Монголией, Казахстаном и внутреннюю границу с субъектами Российской Федерации — республиками Тувой и Хакасией, Алтайским краем и Кемеровской областью.
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Алтай - Алтай Республика[2] |
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Altai Republic - Altai Republic
Altai Republic is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Altai Republic should not be confused with the neighboring Altai Krai. Altai borders ► Kazakhstan, ► Xinjiang, ► Mongolia in the south and ► Khakassia and ► Tuva in the east. |
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| Short name |
Altai Republic |
| Official name |
Altai Republic |
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Republic of ► Russia |
| Capital |
Горно-Алтайск (Gorno-Altaysk) |
| Population |
202,947 inhabitants |
| Area |
92,600 km² |
| Major languages |
Russian, Altay |
| Major religions |
Russian Orthodoxy, Burkhanism, Lamaism, Shamanism |
| More information |
Altai Republic, Geography of Altai Republic, History of Altai Republic and Politics of Altai Republic |
| More images |
Altai Republic - Altai Republic (Category). |
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General maps
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Map of Altai Republic |
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- ↑ Romanization of Russian according to the BGN/PCGN standard: Altay - Respublika Altay. Another used romanization is the ISO 9 standard.
- ↑ Romanization: Altaj Respublika, Alternative name according to Dutch Wikipedia: Алтайдынг Республиказы (Altajdyng Respublikazy)
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