Altai Republic
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Altai Republic Республика Алтай (Russian) Алтай Республика (Altay) |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Siberian | ||
| Economic region | West Siberian | ||
| Established | July 1, 1922 | ||
| Capital | Gorno-Altaysk | ||
| Government (as of September 2010) | |||
| • Head | Alexander Berdnikov | ||
| • Legislature | State Assembly—El Kurultai | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 92,600 km2 (35,800 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 35th | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 206,168 | ||
| • Rank | 79th | ||
| • Density | 2.23/km2 (5.8/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 27.6% | ||
| • Rural | 72.4% | ||
| Time zone(s) | KRAT (UTC+07:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-AL | ||
| License plates | 04 | ||
| Official languages | Russian; Altay | ||
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Altai Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, Russian pronunciation: [rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə ɐlˈtaj]; Altay: Алтай Республика, Altay Respublika) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). Its capital is the town of Gorno-Altaysk. The area of the republic is 92,600 square kilometers (35,800 sq mi), and its population is 206,168 (2010 Census).
The Xiongnu Empire (209 BC-93 AD) governed the territory of the modern Altai Republic. The ethnicity of this empire is unclear; proposals by scholars include Turkic, Mongolic, Yeniseian,, Iranian, and Uralic.
The southern part of the Altai Republic came under the Naiman Khanate. Territory of the modern Altai Republic has been ruled by the Mongolic Xianbei state (93-234), Rouran Khaganate (330-555), Mongol Empire (1206-1368), Golden Horde (1240-1502), Zunghar Khanate (1634-1758) and Qing Empire (1757-1864).
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