Bashkortostan

The Republic o Bashkortostan (, Respublika Bashkortostan; , Başqortostan Respublikahı), kent anaw as Bashkiria (, Bashkiriya) is a federal subject o Roushie (a republic). It is locatit atween the Volga River an the Ural Muntains. Its caipital is the ceety o Ufa. Population: 4,072,292 (2010 Census).

Terminology
"Bashkortostan" derives frae the name o the Bashkir ethnic group an the Persie suffix -stan (an endin common tae mony Central Asie kintras).

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External links

Official website of Bashkortostan  
The President of Republic of Bashkortostan 
"Bashinform" news agency
Official website on the 450th anniversary of Bashkortostan's voluntary joining Russia 
International presentation of Bashkortostan Republic in UNESCO 
Bashkortostan export portal 


Category:States an territories established in 1919
Category:Autonomous Turkic states