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Well come in Baskortostan!
* * 4.125 million inhabitants Bashkiris/Tatars: 2,310,000 Russians: 1,613,265 Other ethnicities: 201,735 (Chuvash, Udmurt, Mari, Ukrainian, etc) 6000 known evangelical believers (as of 12/2000) 112+ nationalities living in Bashkortostan 22 cities, 40 towns, 4675 villages Evangelical presence in the republic since c.1750-1800 *Bashkortostan is situated in the southern part of the Ural Mountains and the adjacent lowlands to the west of the mountain range. The republic is crossed by the Belaya river. The Ufa river is a major conduit for river traffic which eventually connects with the Volga river. Size: 143,000 square meters (55,450 square miles). B-stan is rich in oil, iron ore, and non-ferrous metal deposits. Vast forest reserves (35% of B-stan covered by forests). Large number of lime trees which are a prime source of the excellent local honey. Large scale oil and chemical refining in north sector of Ufa, also in Neftekamsk and a few other cities. The vicinity of the Ural Mountains presents some of the most beautiful scenes of natures flora and fauna to be found on the earth. |
