Country Russia Economic region North Caucasus Capital Nalchik Area 12,500 km² | Federal district North Caucasian Established January 5, 1936 Area rank 78th Team PFC Spartak Nalchik | |
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University Kabardino-Balkarian State University Medical Faculty Points of interest Mount Elbrus, Prielbrusye National Park, Chegem waterfalls, Polyana Azau, Dolina Narzanov Destinations Prielbrusye National Park, Nalchik, Terskol, Prokhladny - Kabardino‑Balkar republic, Chegem |
The Kabardino-Balkar Republic (Russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рская Респу́блика, Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika; Kabardian: Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ, Qăbărdei-Baĺqăr Respublică; Karachay-Balkar: Къабарты-Малкъар Республика, Qabartı-Malqar Respublika), or Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рия, 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.
Contents
- Map of Kabardino Balkaria Russia
- Geography
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Mountains
- Natural resources
- Climate
- Population
- Vital statistics
- Ethnic groups
- Religion
- Politics
- References
Map of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Geography
The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part.
Kabardino-Balkaria is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
Rivers
Major rivers include:
Lakes
There are about 100 lakes in the republic, none of which are large. Just over half (55) are located between the Baksan and Malka Rivers, the largest each of an area of no more than 0.01 square kilometers (0.0039 sq mi). Some of the lakes are:
Mountains
Other major mountains include:
Natural resources
Kabardino-Balkaria's natural resources include molybdenum, tungsten, and coal.
Climate
The republic has a continental type climate.
Population
Population: 859,939 (2010 Census); 901,494 (2002 Census); 759,586 (1989 Census).
Vital statistics
Source: Russian Federal State Statistics ServiceNote: TFR 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 source.
Ethnic groups
Kabardino-Balkaria includes two major ethnic communities, the Kabardins (Circassians), who speak a North-West Caucasian language, and the Balkars who speak a Turkic language. According to the 2010 Census, Kabardins make up 57.2% of the republic's population, followed by Russians (22.5%) and Balkars (12.7%). Other groups include Ossetians (1.1%), Turks (1.6%), Ukrainians (0.6%), Armenians (0.6%), Koreans (0.5%), Chechens (0.2%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.
Religion
According to a 2012 official survey 60% of the population of Kabardino-Balkaria adheres to Islam, 15.6% to the Russian Orthodox Church, 3% to Adyghe (Kabardian) folk religion and other indigenous faiths, 5% are unaffiliated generic Christians. In addition, 12% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 5.4% is Atheist or follows other religions.
Politics
The head of government in Kabardino-Balkaria is the Head. The current Head is Yuri Kokov
The legislative body of the Republic is the Parliament comprising 72 deputies elected for a five-year term.