Chuvashia
Chuvashia (Russian: Чувашия; Chuvash: Чӑваш Ен, romanized: Çăvaš Jen), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic ethnic group. Its capital is the city of Cheboksary. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,251,619.
Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia | |
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Republic | |
| Чувашская Республика — Чувашия | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chuvash | Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен |
| • Transliteration | Çăvaš Respubliki — Çăvaš Jen |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "State Anthem of the Chuvash Republic" | |
| Coordinates: 55°33′N 47°06′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Volga |
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka |
| Capital | Cheboksary |
| Government | |
| • Body | State Council |
| • Head | Oleg Nikolayev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,343 km2 (7,082 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 74th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,186,909 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 1,231,117 |
| • Rank | 39th |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 63.9% |
| • Rural | 36.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-CU |
| License plates | 21, 121 |
| OKTMO ID | 97000000 |
| Official languages | Russian; Chuvash |
| Website | http://www.cap.ru |
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