Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia | |
|---|---|
| Республика Карелия | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Karelian | Karjalan tašavalta |
| • Vepsian | Karjalan tazovaldkund |
| • Finnish | Karjalan tasavalta |
| • Livvi | Karjalan tazavaldu |
| • Lydic | Karjalan tazavald |
| Anthem: Anthem of the Republic of Karelia | |
| Coordinates: 63°49′N 33°00′E / 63.817°N 33.000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Northwestern |
| Economic region | Northern |
| Capital | Petrozavodsk |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Head | Artur Parfenchikov |
| Area | |
• Total | 180,520 km2 (69,700 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Population | |
• Total | 533,121 |
• Estimate (2018) | 622,484 |
| • Rank | 70th |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79.5% |
| • Rural | 20.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (UTC+03:00 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-KR |
| License plates | 10 |
| OKTMO ID | 86000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Recognised languages | Karelian, Veps, Finnish |
| Website | http://www.gov.karelia.ru |
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The Republic of Karelia, or simply Karelia or Karjala (Russian: Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karelian: Karjala) is a republic of Russia situated in the northwest of the country. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of 172,400 square kilometres (66,600 square miles), with a population of 533,121 residents. Its capital is Petrozavodsk.
The modern Karelian Republic was founded as an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR, by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on 27 June 1923 and by the Decree of the VTsIK and the Council of People's Commissars of 25 July 1923, from the Karelian Labour Commune. From 1940 to 1956, it was known as the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the republics of the Soviet Union. In 1956, it was once again made an autonomous republic and remained part of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.