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This article is currently being expanded and converted over to the new format proposed at BambooWeb:WikiProject Russian federal subjects. Please feel free to add or edit anything on this page to help in the conversion process.
The Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia (Russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская респу́блика, or, less formal, Карача́ево-Черке́ссия) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's name is Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika or Karachayevo-Cherkessiya.
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| Capital | Cherkessk | ||||
| Area - total |
Ranked 83rd - 14,100 km² |
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| Population - Total |
Ranked 75th - 439,470 (2002) |
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| Political status | Republic | ||||
| Federal district | Southern | ||||
| Economic Region | North Caucasus | ||||
| Cadaster No. | 09 | ||||
| Official languages | Russian | ||||
| President | Mustafa Azret-Aliyevich Batdyyev | ||||
| Vice-President | Vera Mikhaylovna Moldovanova | ||||
| National anthem | Anthem of Karachay-Cherkessia | ||||
| Time zone | UTC no data | ||||
There are 172 rivers on the territory of the republic. Major rivers include:
There are approximately 130 lakes in the republic.
The landscape of the republic is mostly mountainous (~80% of the territory). Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, is situated on the border with the Kabardino-Balkar Republic.
Karachay-Cherkessia's natural resources include gold, coal, clays and more.
The main ethnic groups of the republic, apart from a sizeable Russian population (33.6%), are the Turkic Karachay (38.5%), and the Oblast of Karachay-Cherkessia was created on January 12, 1922. It was split into Karachay Autonomous Oblast and Cherkess National District on April 26, 1926. Cherkess National District was elevated to an autonomous oblast status on April 30, 1928. In 1943, Karachay Autonomous Oblast was abolished and the Karachay population was deported to Siberia because of their alleged collaboration with the Germans. The Autonomous Oblast of Karachay-Cherkessia was re-established in 1957. It became the Soviet Socialist Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia (under the jurisdiction of the RSFSR) on July 3, 1991. It was renamed the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia in December 1992. Ethnic tension is a considerable problem in the republic. Things came to a head in May 1999 when Karachay-Cherkessia conducted it's first ever free regional presidential election. When Vladimir Semyonov, a Karachay, won the election over Stanislav Derev, a Cherkess, there were protests by supporters of Derev, with widespread allegations of fruad. A court ruling later upheld the election result, prompting thousands of Derev's supporters to march in protest, many advocating partition of the republic. A car-bomb that killed two people in March 2001 was blamed on Chechen seperatists.
The head of government in Karachay-Cherkessia is the President. As of 2004, the president is Federal subjects of Russia | width="50px" | |- | colspan="2" |
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