Altai Republic

Not to be confused with the neighbouring Russian federal subject of Altai Krai and the neighbouring Chinese subdivision of Altay Prefecture.
Altai Republic
Алтай Республика (Altay)
Республика Алтай (Russian)
Republic
Flag of Altai Republic
Flag
Coat of arms of Altai Republic
Coat of arms
Anthem: National Anthem of the Altai Republic[1]
Location of Altai Republic
Coordinates: 50°51′N 86°54′E / 50.850°N 86.900°E / 50.850; 86.900
CountryRussia
Federal districtSiberian
Economic regionWest Siberian
CapitalGorno-Altaysk[2]
Government
 • TypeState Assembly—El Kurultai[3]
 • Head[3]Andrey Turchak
Area
[4]
 • Total
92,903 km2 (35,870 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)[5]
 • Total
Increase 210,924
 • Rank81st
 • Density2.27/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
31%
 • Rural
69%
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4[6])
ISO 3166 codeRU-AL
Vehicle registration04
Official language(s)
Websitewww.altai-republic.ru

The Altai Republic (/ˈæltaɪ/; Altay: Алтай Республика, romanized: Altay Respublika;[9] Russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, romanized: Respublika Altay, IPA: [rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə ɐlˈtaj]; Kazakh: Алтай Республикасы), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbouring Altai Krai as the Gornyi Altai (Russian: Горный Алтай, romanized: Gornyy Altay, lit. 'the mountainous Altai'), is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The republic borders the Russian federal subjects of Kemerovo Oblast to the north, Khakassia to the northeast, Tuva to the east, Altai Krai to the west, as well it borders three countries: Mongolia to the southeast, China to the south and Kazakhstan to the southwest. It is a part of the Siberian Federal District, and covers an area of 92,903 square kilometers (35,870 sq mi), with a population of 210,924 residents. It is the least-populous republic of Russia and least-populous federal subject in the Siberian Federal District.[5] Gorno-Altaysk is the capital and the largest town of the republic with 65,342 inhabitants and in urban areas, making it the least urbanized federal subject.

The Altai Republic is one of Russia's ethnic republics, primarily representing the indigenous Altai people, a Turkic ethnic group that form 37% of the republic's population, while ethnic Russians form a majority at 54%. Other minority populations include Kazakhs, other Central Asian ethnicities, and Germans. The official languages of the Altai Republic are Russian and Altai. Kazakh is official in areas of compact settlement of its speakers.[10]

  1. ^ Law #92
  2. ^ Official website of the Altai Republic Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Constitution, Article 8
  4. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia
  8. ^ Constitution, Article 13.
  9. ^ "news-city.info". altaj.news-city.info. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Статья 4. Правовое положение языков | ГАРАНТ". base.garant.ru.