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Bashkortostan
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Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast to the northeast, Chelyabinsk Oblast to the east, Orenburg Oblast to the south, Tatarstan to the west and Udmurtia to the northwest. It covers . It is the seventh-most populous federal subject in Russia and the most populous republic. Its capital and largest city is Ufa. As of 2025, it has a population of 4,046,094.
Bashkortostan is a Russian republic located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe, with its capital in the city of Ufa. It is Russia's most populous republic and the seventh-most populous federal subject in the country overall, with a population of over 4 million people.
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Key facts
- Russian federal subject.en_name
- Republic of Bashkortostan
- Russian federal subject.ru_name
- Республика Башкортостан
- Russian federal subject.loc_name1
- Башҡортостан Республикаһы
- Russian federal subject.loc_lang1
- Bashkir
- Russian federal subject.loc_name2
- Başqortostan Respublikahı
- Russian federal subject.loc_lang2
- Romanization
- Russian federal subject.political_status
- Republic
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- Republics of Russia
- Russian federal subject.federal_district
- Volga
- Russian federal subject.economic_region
- Ural
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- Flag of Bashkortostan.svg
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- Map of Russia - Bashkortostan (Crimea disputed).svg
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Research
1,039 papers- [Multiple sclerosis in the Republic of Bashkortostan: population-specific genetic predictors and the results of a 20-year clinical follow-up study].Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova · 2023Timasheva YR, Nasibullin TR, Tuktarova IA et al.DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202312307234
- Soil fertility analysis in the Republic of Bashkortostan.Scientific reports · 2022Mirsayapov R, Asylbaev I, Kiseleva A et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26031-2
- [Medical staffers in Bashkortostan Republic].ReviewMeditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia · 2005Shakirov VF, Shamigulov FB, Karimova LA et al.
- [Syringomyelia in Bashkortostan: epidemiologic and pathogenesis data].ReviewZhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova · 2007Borisova NA, Mirsaev TR
- Targeted next-generation sequencing of 21 candidate genes in hereditary ovarian cancer patients from the Republic of Bashkortostan.Journal of ovarian research · 2023Prokofyeva DS, Mingazheva ET, Valova YV et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13048-023-01119-z
- Prevalence of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideas and associated factors, in particular sensory impairments, in a population of Bashkortostan in Russia.Scientific reports · 2023Bikbov MM, Gilmanshin TR, Kazakbaeva GM et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44561-1
- [Health service and its reorganization pathways in Bashkortostan Republic].ReviewMeditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia · 2005Shamigulov FB
- Population Characteristics of the Spectrum and Frequencies of CFTR Gene Mutations in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis from the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia).Genes · 2024Ayupova G, Litvinov S, Akhmetova V et al.DOI: 10.3390/genes15101335
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- federal subject of Russia
- Part of
- Volga Federal District
- Named after
- Bashkir people
- Official name
- Республика Башкортостан
- Demonym
- Baschiri
- Award
- Order of Lenin
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Russia
- Contains
- Ufa
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Ufa
- Official language
- Bashkir
- Currency
- Russian ruble
- Population
- 4042377
- Area
- 143600
- Elevation
- 214
- Head of government
- Andrey Nazarov
- Legislature
- State Assembly of Bashkortostan
- Shares border with
- Perm Oblast
- Highest point
- Mount Yamantau
- Chairperson
- Radiy Khabirov
- Official website
- www.bashkortostan.ru
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- Image
- Salavat Yulaev Panorama.jpg
- Dialing code
- 347
- Licence plate code
- 102
- Coat of arms
- coat of arms of Bashkortostan
- office held by head of state
- Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan
- located in/on physical feature
- Preduralye
- executive body
- Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan
- Commons category
- Bashkortostan
- topic's main category
- Category:Bashkortostan
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Bashkortostan
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Republic of Bashkortostan
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bashkortostan
- Commons gallery
- Atlas of Bashkortostan
- inception
- 1919-03-20
- category for people buried here
- Q7974909
- history of topic
- history of Bashkortostan
- geography of topic
- geography of Bashkortostan
- native label
- Башҡортостан Республикаhы
- owner of
- Ufa International Airport
- language used
- Bashkir
- foundational text
- Bashkortostan Constitution
- economy of topic
- economy of Bashkortostan
- short name
- Башкортостан
- different from
- Bashkiria
- position held by head of the organization
- Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- After the Russian Revolution of 1917
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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- Economy
- Structure of GRP
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- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast to the northeast, Chelyabinsk Oblast to the east, Orenburg Oblast to the south, Tatarstan to the west and Udmurtia to the northwest. It covers . It is the seventh-most populous federal subject in Russia and the most populous republic. Its capital and largest city is Ufa. As of 2025, it has a population of 4,046,094.
Bashkortostan was established on . On 20 March 1919, it was transformed into the Bashkir ASSR, the first autonomous republic in the Russian SFSR. On 11 October 1990, it adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty. In the Constitution of Bashkortostan and Constitution of Russia, Bashkortostan is defined as a state.
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