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KHAKASIA
The Khakas Republic is situated in the south of Eastern Siberia
Khakasia boders on the Kemerovo Region in the northwest, on the Altai Republic in the south-west, on the Tuva Republic in the south-east, and on the Khasnojarsk territory in the east and the north.
Khakasia is populated by 108 nationalities: Khakasians, Russians, Ukrainians, Byelorussians, Chuvash and Mordovians.
Its population is 580 thousand people.
Only 30 per cent of the population is rural.
The centre of the Republic is the town of Abakan with a population of more then 160, 000 thousand inhabitants.
Our republic is well provided with long and short rives and lakes.
The largest rivers of our republic are the Yenisei, the Chulym, and the Abakan.
Lake Shira is famous for its health resort not only in our republic, but all over our country. All the year round people from different parts of our country come here. It is situated in the north of the republic.
Mountains are in important feature of the geography of the republic. 50 per cent of this territory is mountains.
You can see the high mountain ranges of Kuznetsk Alatau in the west and the Sayany mountain system in the south of the Republic.
The highest point of the republic is the mountain Karagosh.
Our forests are rich in all kinds of animals and birds.
The climate is continental. Winter is cold, while summer is dry and hot.
Our republic is rich in mineral resourses: marble, granite, gold, molybdenum, iron ore, coal, copper and tungsten.
The republics light industry produces consumer goods, woolen fabrics and synthetic leather. The most important industrial centres of Khakasia are Abakan, Chernogorsk, Abaza and Sayanogorsk.
Khakasia is also a large agricultural region.
There are 2 higher educational schools, many technical and secondary schools, cinemas, theatres, libraries and a Philarmonic Society
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