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Bash·kor·to·stan [ baash kàwrtə stán ] autonomous republic in central Russia, west of the Ural Mountains, bordering the republic of Tatarstan to the Northwest and the republic of Udmurtia to the North.
Capital: Ufa.
Population: 4,090,600 (2002 estimate).
Area: 143,600 sq km (55,444 sq mi)
Former name Bashkiria until 1992 |
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