Mount Elbrus
The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (, "Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika"; Kabardian: Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ, "Ķêbêrdej-Baĺķêr Respublikê"; Karachay-Balkar: Къабарты-Малкъар Республика, "Qabartı-Malqar Respublika") or Kabardino-Balkaria (, "Kabardino-Balkariya"), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in the North Caucasus. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 859,939 on 12,500 square km. Its capital is Nalchik. The area contains the highest mountain in Europe, Mount Elbrus, at 5,642 m. Mount Elbrus has 22 glaciers that feed three rivers — Baksan, Malka and Kuban. The mountain is covered with snow year-round.