How many republics, regions, territories and autonomous regions are there in Russia? This question can be answered by the Constitution, where each region and region is registered, and where amendments are also made in accordance with the changes, when new regions appear or several entities are merged into one.
Republics that are part of the Russian Federation
The Russian Federation is a state consisting of equal subjects, which includes regions, territories, republics, autonomous districts and autonomous regions, and cities of federal significance.
At the moment, there are 85 subjects in the Russian Federation, each of which has its own legislation and federal bodies, as well as its own constitution or charter.
Before answering the question of how many republics there are in the Russian Federation, it is worth explaining what a republic is and how it differs from other subjects.
Republic - a national-state formation, or a form of statehood of a people, but part of the Russian Federation. The republics have their own Constitution, they have the right to establish their own state languages.
According to the Constitution, there are 22 republics in the Russian Federation: Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Buryatia, Adygea,Komi, Kabardino-Balkarian, Kalmykia, Ingushetia, Karelia, Chechen, Tuva, Altai, Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkess, Mari El, Crimea, Chuvash, Udmurt, Khakassia, North Ossetia, Sakha, Mordovia.
Russia: Komi Republic
You can tell your own story about each republic, describe its significance for Russia. The Komi Republic is located in the north-west of the country, was formed in 1921 as an autonomous region, and received the status of a republic in 1936.
The capital is the city of Syktyvkar, has two official languages (Komi and Russian), borders on the Tyumen, Sverdlovsk, Kirov and Arkhangelsk regions, the Perm Territory, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
One of the features of this republic is its climate, in the south it is temperate continental, and in the north the territory belongs to the Far North, with severe long winters and short summers.
The Komi Republic is a territory of lakes, there are more than 70 thousand of them. The largest are Lake Sindor with an area of 28.5 km² and Yam Lake with an area of 31.1 km². It is also worth noting that a large area is occupied by swamps, which cover about 7% of the territory.
Republic of Tatarstan
It was indicated above how many republics there are in the Russian Federation. There are 22 of them, and one of the most economically developed is the Republic of Tatarstan, which is located in the Volga Federal District.
The capital of Tatarstan is Kazan, the official languages are Russian and Tatar.
The Republic is located in the European part of the country and borderswith such subjects of the Russian Federation as Samara, Orenburg, Kirov and Ulyanovsk regions, the republics of Bashkortostan, Mari El, Udmurtia and Chuvashia.
In Tatarstan, the most developed industrial complex and industries such as oil production and processing, engineering and metalworking, chemistry and petrochemistry, as well as the agricultural sector, which plays an economically important role.
Russia: Republic of Bashkortostan
The subject of the Russian Federation, which is part of the Volga Federal District, is located in the Eastern European part of Russia on the slope of the Ural Mountains. It borders on the Perm Territory, the Orenburg Region, the Republic of Tatarstan and Udmurtia, as well as on the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk Regions.
The capital of Bashkortostan is the city of Ufa, the official languages are Russian and Bashkir.
Bashkiria is a republic with rich nature, because 40% of its territory is occupied by forests, there are 3 reserves, 5 national parks, more than 20 reserves and more than 100 natural monuments that are scattered throughout the republic.
Bashkortostan is one of the most developed regions of Russia, where the industrial complex occupies one of the leading places in oil production and refining, the production of machines and units (Ka-31 helicopter, DT-30 all-terrain vehicle, turbojet engine for fighters).
Republic of Crimea
So, how many republics are there in the Russian Federation, and why does the list include the Republic of Crimea, which was previously considered part of the territory of Ukraine?
In 2014, following a referendum in which most of the populationvoted for joining Russia, a new republic of Crimea was formed, which is located on the peninsula of the same name.
The capital of the republic is the city of Simferopol, three official languages are recognized: Russian, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar.
The Republic of Crimea borders on the Kherson region, which is part of Ukraine, and in the west, south and northeast it is washed by the Black and Azov seas, it has a maritime border with the Krasnodar Territory.
Crimea is a republic with more than 700 hotels and sanatoriums in different cities, which annually receive millions of tourists (Y alta, Simferopol, Evpatoria, Feodosia, Alushta).
The economy, in addition to tourism, is developing in the direction of construction, agriculture and he althcare.
