Mari El
Mari El (Russian: Марий Эл; Meadow Mari: Марий Эл; Hill Mari: Мары Эл), officially the Mari El Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is in the European region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga River, and administratively part of the Volga Federal District. The republic has a population of 696,459 (2010 Census). Yoshkar-Ola is the capital and largest city.
Mari El Republic | |
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| Республика Марий Эл | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Meadow Mari | Марий Эл Республик |
| • Hill Mari | Мары Эл Республик |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "State Anthem of the Mari El Republic" | |
| Coordinates: 56°42′N 47°52′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Volga |
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka |
| Capital | Yoshkar-Ola |
| Government | |
| • Body | State Assembly |
| • Head | Yury Zaitsev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,375 km2 (9,025 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 72nd |
| Population | |
| • Total | 672,093 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 682,333 |
| • Rank | 64th |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 68.4% |
| • Rural | 31.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-ME |
| License plates | 12 |
| OKTMO ID | 88000000 |
| Official languages | Russian; Mari (Meadow and Hill variants) |
| Website | https://mari-el.gov.ru/ |
| People | Mari |
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| Language | Marij |
| Country | Mari El |
Mari El, one of Russia's ethnic republics, was established for the indigenous Mari people, a Finno-Ugric nation who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama Rivers. The majority of the republic's population are ethnic Russians (52.5%), with a significant Mari minority (40.1%), and smaller minority populations of Tatars and Chuvash. The official languages are Russian and Mari. Mari El is bordered by Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the west, Kirov Oblast to the north, Tatarstan to the east, and Chuvashia to the south.