Mari El

Also known as Mariy El, Republic of Mari El

federal subject of Russia

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Mari El is a federal region of Russia located in the Volga area. It matters as one of Russia's constituent territories and is notable as a homeland for the Mari people, an indigenous ethnic group with their own distinct language and cultural traditions.

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Official name: Марий Эл
Population: 669854
Area: 23200
Official website: mari-el.gov.ru
Image: Озеро Яльчик.JPG
Dialing code: 836
Licence plate code: 12

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Commons category: Mari El
inception: 1993-01-12
native label: Мары Эл Республик

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Mari El, officially the Mari El Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is in the European region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga River, and administratively part of the Volga Federal District. The republic has a population of 696,459 (2010 Census). Yoshkar-Ola is the capital and largest city.

Mari El, one of Russia's ethnic republics, was established for the indigenous Mari people, a Finno-Ugric nation who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama Rivers. The majority of the republic's population are ethnic Russians (52.5%), with a significant Mari minority (40.1%), and smaller minority populations of Tatars and Chuvash. The official languages are Russian and Mari. Mari El is bordered by Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the west, Kirov Oblast to the north, Tatarstan to the east, and Chuvashia to the south.