Kabardino-Balkaria

Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рия), officially the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic,^{[note 1]}^[10]^[11]^[12] is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 904,200.^[13] Its capital is Nalchik. The area contains the highest mountain in Europe, Mount Elbrus, at 5,642 m (18,510 ft). Mount Elbrus has 22 glaciers that feed three rivers — Baksan, Malka and Kuban. The mountain is covered with snow year-round.

Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ (Kabardian)
Къабарты-Малкъар Республика (Karachay-Balkar)
Кабардино-Балкарская Республика (Russian)

Russia

North Caucasian

North Caucasus

Nalchik^[3]

Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic^[4]

Kazbek Kokov^[5]

12,470 km² (4,810 sq mi)

904,200

57.1% Kabardins
19.8% Russians
13.7% Balkars
3% Cherkess
6.7% other

^[2]

56th

51.9%

48.1%

UTC+3 (MSK^[7])

RU-KB

Balkar^[8] • Kabardian^[8] • Russian^[9]

glava.kbr.ru

Area: 12,500 square kilometers (4,800 sq mi)

Borders

Stavropol Krai

Highest point: (5,642 m)

Mount Elbrus

Maximum N->S distance: 167 kilometers (104 mi)

Maximum E->W distance: 123 kilometers (76 mi)

Politics[edit]

The head of government in Kabardino-Balkaria is the Head. The current Head is Kazbek Kokov.^[16] The legislative body of the Republic is the Parliament comprising 72 deputies elected for a five-year term.^[4]^[17]

The republic adopted a new constitution in 2001 which prevents the republic from existing independently of the Russian Federation.^[18]

Caucasian Avars

Bulgars

List of the Chairmen of the Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

Minor hydro-electric plants of Kabardino-Balkaria

Mount Imeon

Bell, Imogen (2003). The Territories of the Russian Federation 2003. Europa Publications. 1-85743-191-X.

ISBN

Совет Республики Парламента Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №13-РЗ от 4 августа 1994 г. «О государственном гимне Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №13-РЗ от 13 апреля 2015 г «О внесении изменений в статьи 2 и 4 Закона Кабардино-Балкарской Республики "О государственном гимне Кабардино-Балкарской Республики"». Вступил в силу 18 августа 1994 г. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", №148, 12 августа 1994 г. (Council of the Republic of the Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Law #13-RZ of August 4, 1994 On the State Anthem of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #13-RZ of April 13, 2015 On Amending Articles 2 and 4 of the Law of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic "On the State Anthem of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic". Effective as of August 18, 1994.).

Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. №28-РЗ 1 сентября 1997 г. «Конституция Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №40-РЗ от 19 октября 2015 г. «О поправках к Конституции Кабардино-Балкарской Республики». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", №177, 9 сентября 1997 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. #28-RZ September 1, 1997 Constitution of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #40-RZ of October 19, 2015 On the Amendments to the Constitution of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

Дударев, В. А.; Евсеева, Н. А. (1987). И. Каманина (ed.). СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик (in Russian). Moscow.{{}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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