Tatarstan
Republic of Tatarstan
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| 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 / 55.550°N 50.933°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 |
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Tatarstan, 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.
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, which is also a republic of Russia.
The official languages of the republic are Tatar and Russian.