Bashkortostan

Also known as Bashkiria, Bashkiriya, Republic of Bashkortostan, Bashkortostan Republic

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.

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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
Russian federal subject.political_status_link: Republics of Russia
Russian federal subject.federal_district: Volga
Russian federal subject.economic_region: Ural
Russian federal subject.image_flag: Flag of Bashkortostan.svg
Russian federal subject.image_map: Map of Russia - Bashkortostan (Crimea disputed).svg
Russian federal subject.pushpin_map: European Russia
Russian federal subject.pushpin_relief: 1
Russian federal subject.mapframe: yes
Russian federal subject.mapframe wikidata: yes
Russian federal subject.mapframe zoom: 4
Russian federal subject.mapframe height: 250

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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

Official name: Республика Башкортостан
Demonym: Baschiri
Population: 4042377
Area: 143600
Elevation: 214
Official website: www.bashkortostan.ru
Image: Salavat Yulaev Panorama.jpg
Dialing code: 347
Licence plate code: 102

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Commons category: Bashkortostan
Commons gallery: Atlas of Bashkortostan
inception: 1919-03-20
native label: Башҡортостан Республикаhы
short name: Башкортостан

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Contents

Name
History
Early history
Within the Russian Tsardom and Empire
After the Russian Revolution of 1917
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Geography
Rivers
Lakes
Mountains
Natural resources
Administrative divisions
Politics
Economy
Structure of GRP
Tourism
Demographics
Settlements
Ethnic groups
Languages
Religion
Education
Sport
Culture
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

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.