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| | Republic of Tatarstan |
 | | The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions of the Russian Federation, that enjoys wealthy natural resources, powerful and diversified industry. |
 | | It is located in the centre of a large industrial region, 800 km eastward of Moscow at the junction of the Volga and Kama Rivers, at the crossing of important transport arteries. |
 | | The population of Tatarstan is 3.8 million (over 115 ethnic groups), including the Tatars (52.4%), Russians (39.5%), Chuvashes (3.4%), as well as Ukrainians, Udmurts, Mari, Bashkirs, Jews, etc. Tatarstan is a highly urbanised region, with the proportion of urban population being 74%. |
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