Russian Federation is the largest country in the world.The nearest area to the state it is almost half of it.The territory of Russia is more than 17 million square kilometers.It consists of 85 subjects, including republic, regions, territories, autonomous regions, and other stakeholders.They occupy a different area.It is interesting to know which is the biggest, and what is the smallest republic in Russia.
From Saho to Ingushetia
the largest of the 22 republics of the Russian Federation is the Yakutia or Sakha Republic.By the way, the name it bears with the end of 1991.
Sakha occupies an area of slightly more than 3 million square meters.km.It is part of the Russian Far East Federal District and is located in north-eastern Siberia.It consists of 33 districts and 5 cities.It became the capital of Yakutsk.The Saha with less than one million, so that the density of the population, it is one of the lower seats.
The smallest republic in Russia - Ingushetia is located in the North Caucasus and covers an area 3628 square meters.km.
About Ingushetia more
an independent republic within the Russian Federation, it became in 1992.Since 1936 was part of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR.Before that there was the Terek region.First Ingush relations with Russia date back to 1770 year.After 40 years, in 1810, a significant number of Ingush birth, so called clans, became Russian subjects.
Today Ingushetia is included in the North Caucasian Federal District.Subject to administrative-territorial division in the 4 districts and 4 cities.Capital - the city of Magas.
The smallest republic in Russia is located in the north central part of the Greater Caucasus.Its length from north to south is 144 km, from east to west - 72 km.The relief of the mountain and foothill.The population mainly lives in the Sunzha valley (453 thousand people).
Although this small republic is traditionally characterized by hospitality, but the quiet life of the population can not be named.Territorial disputes with Chechnya and North Ossetia contribute to this Russian region tensions.
Other small republic
The smallest republic in Russia's Ingushetia, half the minimum of the next largest republic - Adygea, which covers an area of 7792 square meters.km.Adygea is surrounded by the territory of Krasnodar region.Its capital - the city of Maikop.It was formed on the territory of Kuban-Black Sea region in 1922 and was called while Cherkess (Adygei) Autonomous District.
triple the smallest of the republics of North Ossetia of Russia closes (in other words - Alania), which is located in the northern part of the Greater Caucasus.Its area is 7987 square meters.km.Capital - the city of Vladikavkaz.North Ossetia, Ingushetia, as well as, among the most densely populated region, Russia (5th place).
Slightly larger entities
If we consider the Russian republic on the map, you can find those that are somewhat larger than the above, but still occupy a very small territory.The area of these republics exceeds 10 thousand sq. M.km, but it does not hold up to 20 thousand.It Kabardino-Balkaria (12,470 sq. Km), Karachay-Cherkessia (14,277 sq. Km) and Chechnya (15,647 sq. Km).All of them are included in the North Caucasian Federal District - the youngest in the Russian Federation, formed in 2010.
This group can be attributed, and Chuvashia, covering an area of 18343 square meters.km.It is located in the center of the European part of Russia.The structure of republic includes 21 districts and 9 cities.The capital of Chuvashia - Cheboksary, located on the banks of the Volga.Population of the country is 1.239 million people.It consists mainly of Russian and Chuvash.
small or large
perhaps more call republic, whose area exceeds 20 thousand sq. M.km, but up to 50 sq. m.km, it is impossible.It incorporates and such administrative units in Russia.Republic of Mordovia, for example, covers an area of 26128 square meters.km and is divided into 22 districts and has 3 cities of republican subordination.Its capital - the city of Saransk.
in 1994 of Mordovia Soviet Socialist Republic was established the Republic of Mordovia.Geographically, it is located on the East European Plain.It refers to the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation.The population of its slightly more than 810 thousand people.
virtually the same territory belonged to the Republic of Mari El - 23375 sq.km.It is located in the Volga Federal District.In Soviet times it was called Mari ASSR.The country is home to nearly 700,000 people, mostly, Mari and Russian.
notable feature of this area is the abundance of rivers - about 190, the main - the Volga.
Among the subjects of the federation, which includes Russia, the Udmurt Republic, too, can not boast of a vast territory.Its area is 42,061 square meters.km.
its statehood Udmurtia leads since 1920.Then it was formed Votskaya SA, which later became the Udmurt Autonomous Region.It also refers to the Volga Federal District, located in the Urals.Its population - more than 1.5 million. People.Capital - the city of Izhevsk.
Last Republic
In March 2014 two more actors Russian Federation replenished.Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city entered into its composition.
If we look at history, originally Crimea joined Russia in 1783.Taurian area, then Novorossiysk province, then the Crimean Autonomous Republic, Crimea region.These different names wore the Crimea in his years as a part of Russia and the Russian Federation.In 1954 it was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR.Republic of Crimea was called in 1991.
Area Peninsula - 26081 sq.km.The population of Crimea, together with the city of Sevastopol - more than 2 million 300 thousand people.Most of them are Russian, Ukrainians in the second place, the third - the Tatars.
Considering the Russian republic on the map, you can see that the Crimea falls out of the total conglomerate and has no land border with the rest of Russia.Crimea is washed by the Azov and Black Seas.Since it is connected to the mainland by the Isthmus of Perekop, the width of which is only 8 kilometers and is bordered at this point with the Kherson region of Ukraine.However, over the Kerch Strait Russia begins immediately.
Republic of Crimea is characterized by favorable soft climatic conditions and varied landscapes.It is rightly considered to be the main health resort of the Soviet Union, and later - the CIS countries.
