Tatarstan
Tatarstan (Tatar: Татарстан; Russian: Татарстан), officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital and largest city is Kazan, an important cultural centre in Russia. The region's main source of wealth is oil with a strong petrochemical industry.
Republic of Tatarstan
Республика Татарстан | |
|---|---|
| Official titular nation transcription(s) | |
| • Tatar | Татарстан Республикасы |
| Anthem: Государственный гимн Республики Татарстан (Russian) Татарстан Җөмһүрияте Дәүләт гимны (Tatar) "State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan" | |
| Coordinates: 55°33′N 50°56′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal District | Volga |
| Economic Region | Volga |
| Capital | Kazan |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Council |
| • Head | Rustam Minnikhanov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67,847 km2 (26,196 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,004,809 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 59.03/km2 (152.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 76.8% |
| • Rural | 23.2% |
| Demonym | Tatar |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-TA |
| Vehicle registration | 16, 116, 716 |
| Official language(s) | Tatar • Russian |
| Website | tatarstan.ru |
The republic borders the oblasts of Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg, as well as the republics of Mari El, Udmurtia, Chuvashia, and Bashkortostan. The area of the republic is 68,000 square kilometres (26,000 sq mi), occupying 0.4% of the total surface of the country. As of the 2021 Census, the population of Tatarstan was 4,004,809.
Tatarstan has strong cultural, linguistic, and ethnic ties with its eastern neighbour, Bashkortostan.
The official languages of the republic are Tatar and Russian.