Buryatia
Republic of Buryatia
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| Anthem: Anthem of the Republic of Buryatia | |
| Coordinates: 53°48′N 109°20′E / 53.800°N 109.333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Far Eastern |
| Economic region | Far Eastern |
| Capital | Ulan-Ude |
| Government | |
| • Body | People's Khural |
| • Head | Alexey Tsydenov |
| • Member of the State Duma | Vyacheslav Damdintsurunov |
| • Senators | Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn Alexander Varfolomeev |
| Area | |
• Total | 351,334 km2 (135,651 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 978,588 |
| • Rank | 54th |
| • Density | 2.79/km2 (7.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 59.1% |
| • Rural | 40.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-BU |
| Vehicle registration | 03 |
| Official language(s) | Buryat; Russian |
| Website | egov-buryatia |
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Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, is a republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of the Siberian Federal District, it has been administered as part of the Far Eastern Federal District since 2018. To its north lie Irkutsk Oblast and Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world; Zabaykalsky Krai to the east; Tuva to the west and Mongolia to the south. Its capital is the city of Ulan-Ude. It has an area of 351,300 square kilometers (135,600 sq mi) with a population of 978,588 (2021 Census). It is home to the indigenous Buryats.