Republic of Karelia
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The Republic of Karelia, or Karelia,[9] is a republic of Russia in Northern Europe. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and with area of 172,400 square kilometres (66,600 square miles), bordering Finland. Republic of Karelia have around 650 thousand residents.[10] Its capital is Petrozavodsk.
Quick Facts Republic of KareliaРеспублика Карелия (Russian)Karjalan tasavalta (Finnish)Karjalan tazavaldu (Olonets Karelian)Karjalan tasavalta (Karelian Proper) Karjalan tazovaldkund (Vepsian), — — ...
Republic of Karelia Республика Карелия (Russian) Karjalan tasavalta (Finnish) Karjalan tazavaldu (Olonets Karelian) Karjalan tasavalta (Karelian Proper) Karjalan tazovaldkund (Vepsian) | |||
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Anthem: Anthem of the Republic of Karelia | |||
Coordinates: 63°49′N 33°00′E | |||
Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Northwestern[1] | ||
Economic region | Northern[2] | ||
Established | November 13, 1991, as part of the Russian Federation[3] | ||
Capital | Petrozavodsk | ||
Government (as of August 2010) | |||
• Head[4] | Artur Parfenchikov[5] | ||
• Legislature | Legislative Assembly[6] | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] | |||
• Total | 172,400 km2 (66,600 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 20th | ||
Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
Official languages | Russian[8] | ||
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