The smallest republic in Russia: area, population

The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. The closest in terms of area to it, the state is almost half the size of it. The territory of Russia is more than 17 million square kilometers. It includes 85 entities, including republics, regions, regions, autonomous okrugs and other entities. They occupy different areas. It is interesting to know which is the largest and which is the smallest republic in Russia.

From Sakho to Ingushetia

The largest of the 22 republics in the Russian Federation is Yakutia, or the Republic of Sakha. By the way, this name is worn since the end of 1991.

Sakha occupies an area of just over 3 million square meters. Km. It is part of the Far Eastern District of the Russian Federation and is located in the northeast of Siberia. It consists of 33 districts and 5 cities. Yakutsk became its capital. There are less than one million people living in Sakha, so it occupies one of the lower places in terms of population density .

The smallest republic in Russia is Ingushetia, located in the North Caucasus and occupying an area of 3628 square meters. Km.

About Ingushetia more

It became an independent republic within the Russian Federation in 1992. Since 1936 he was part of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Prior to this, there was the Terek region. The first relationship of the Ingush with Russia dates back to 1770. After 40 years, in 1810, a number of significant Ingush genera, the so-called teips, became Russian subjects.

Today Ingushetia is part of the North Caucasus Federal District. Subject to administrative-territorial division into 4 districts and 4 cities. The capital is the city of Magas.

The smallest republic in Russia is located in the north of the central part of the Greater Caucasus. Its length from north to south is 144 km, from east to west - 72 km. The relief is mountainous and foothill. The population, mainly, lives in the Sunzhensky Valley (453 thousand people).

Although this small republic traditionally differs hospitality, however, the quiet life of its population can not be called. Territorial disputes with Chechnya and North Ossetia bring tension to this Russian region.

Other small republics

The smallest republic in Russia, Ingushetia, is half the size of the next smallest republic - Adygea, which covers an area of 7792 sq. Km. Km. Adygea is surrounded by the territory of the Krasnodar Territory. Its capital is the city of Maikop. It was formed in the territory of the Kuban-Black Sea region in 1922 and was called at that time Circassian (Adyghe) JSC.

The three smallest republics of the Russian Federation are North Ossetia (in another - Alania), which is located in the northern part of the Greater Caucasus. Its area is 7987 square meters. Km. The capital is the city of Vladikavkaz. North Ossetia, like Ingushetia, belongs to the most densely populated subjects of the Russian Federation (5th place).

Slightly larger subjects

If you look at the republics of Russia on a map, you can find those that are somewhat larger than those indicated, but still occupy very small areas. The area of such republics exceeds 10 thousand square meters. Km, but does not reach 20 thousand. This is Kabardino-Balkaria (12470 sq km), Karachaevo-Cherkessia (14277 sq. Km.) And Chechnya (15647 sq. Km). All of them are included in the North Caucasus Federal District, the youngest in the Russian Federation, established in 2010.

To the same group can be attributed and Chuvashia, whose area is 18343 square meters. Km. It is located in the center of the European part of Russia. The republic includes 21 districts and 9 cities. The capital of Chuvashia is Cheboksary, located on the bank of the Volga. The population of the republic is 1 million 239 thousand people. It consists mainly of Chuvashes and Russians.

Small or large

Perhaps, it is more important to name republics, the area of which exceeds 20 thousand square meters. Km, but does not reach 50 thousand square meters. Km, it is impossible. Has in its composition and such administrative units of Russia. The Republic of Mordovia, for example, covers an area of 26,128 square kilometers. Km and is divided into 22 districts, and also has 3 cities of republican subordination. Its capital is the city of Saransk.

In 1994, the Republic of Mordovia was formed from the Mordovian SSR. Territorially, it is located on the East European Plain. Refers to the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation. Its population is a little over 810 thousand people.

Almost the same territory is occupied by the Republic of Mari El - 23375 sq. Km. Km. It is located in the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation. In Soviet times it was called the Mari ASSR. Almost 700 thousand people live in the republic, mainly Mari and Russians.

A remarkable feature of this region 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 42061 square meters. Km.

Udmurtia has been a state since 1920. Then the Votsky AO was formed, which later became the Udmurt Autonomous District. It also belongs to the Privolzhsky Federal District, located in the Urals. Its population is more than 1.5 million people. The capital is the city of Izhevsk.

The last republic

In March 2014, Russia became another two subjects of the federation. The Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol were included in its composition.

If you turn to history, then originally Crimea joined Russia in 1783. Taurian region, then Novorossiysk province, then the Crimean ASSR, the Crimean region. Such different names were worn by the Crimea during the years of its stay in Russia and the RSFSR. In 1954 he was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR. The Republic of Crimea began to be called since 1991.

The area of the peninsula is 26081 sq. Km. Km. The population of the Crimea together with the city of Sevastopol is more than 2 million 300 thousand people. Most of them are Russians, Ukrainians are in second place, on the third - Tatars.

Considering the republics of Russia on the map, you can see that the Crimea falls out of the general conglomerate and has no land border with the rest of Russia. The Crimea is washed by the Azov and Black seas. It is connected to the mainland by the Perekopsky Isthmus, whose width is only 8 kilometers, and borders on this place with the Kherson region of Ukraine. But the Kerch Strait immediately begins Russia.

The Republic of Crimea is characterized by favorable, mild natural and climatic conditions and a wide variety of landscapes. It was rightly considered the main health resort of the Soviet Union, and later - the CIS countries.