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Founded: 1922
President: Khazret Medzhidovich Sovmen (elected Jan. 13, 2002)
Federation Council Representatives: Adam Khuseinovich Tleuzh (legislative, term expires March 2006); Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Shverikas (executive, term expires January 2007)
Duma deputy: Nikolay Vasilyevich Demchuk (Adygeysky district)(United Russia)
Population: 447,000 (2002 census)
Area: 7,800 square km (3,012 sq. miles)
Capital: Maikop (population 162,400), 1,670 km from Moscow
Other major cities: Adygeisk (12,600)
Federal district: Southern
Economic region: North Caucasus
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: The Republic of Adygeya is located in the western part of the Caucasus. The highest mountain is Chugush (3,238 m). Forests make up 40% of the territory of the region. The main rivers are the Kuban and the Belaya.
Ethnic make-up: includes Russians (67%), Adygeyans (23%), Ukrainians, Armenians, Tatars, and Georgians
Urban population: 53%, Rural population: 47%
Economy: Adygeya is mainly agricultural, producing grain, sunflowers and tobacco. The regions' climate also allows for wine-making and bee-keeping. Adygeya has supplemented this agricultural base with industry including traditional timber and woodworking as well as mechanical engineering and metal-working. Adygeya is also a center for both winter and summer tourism with good cross-country and downhill skiing, sanatoriums and therapeutic hot springs and mud baths.
Official website: http://www.adygheya.ru
Contact information
President
Khazret Medzhidovich Sovmen
22 Zhukovskogo Ulitsa
Maikop 352700
Tel.: +7 (87722) 7 19 00; 7 15 25
Chairman of the Republic's Council of the State Council (KHASE)
Mukharbiy Hadzhiretovich Tharkakhov
Tel.: +7 (87722) 2 19 02
Fax: +7 (87722) 2 19 04
Chairman of the Council of Representatives of the State Council (KHASE)
Tatyana Mikhailovna Petrova
Tel.: +7 (87722) 2 47 86 or 2 12 61
Email: haser@radnet.ru
Press service contact
Tel.: +7 (87722) 2 45 63
last updated August 17, 2005
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