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Founded: 1921
President: Arsen Kanokov, following the resignation of long-time leader Valery Mukhamedovich Kokov in September, 2005
Federation Council Representatives: Khachim Mukhamedovich Karmokov (legislative, term expires December 2008); Khusein Dzhabrailovich Chechenov (executive, term expires January 2007)
Duma deputy: Zaurbi Akhmedovich Nakhyshev (Kabardino-Balkaria district)(United Russia)
Population: 900,500 (2002 census)
Area: 12,500 square km (4,825)
Capital: Nalchik (population 273,900), 1,873 km from Moscow
Federal district: Southern
Economic region: North Caucasus
Time zone: Moscow, GMT+3, EST +8
Geography: Kabardino-Balkaria shares a border with Georgia, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, and the Republic of North Ossetia. The terrain is mountainous and covered by forest. Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak in the Caucasus, is located in the republic. The Terek, Malka, and Baksan rivers flow through the territory.
Urban population: 57%, Rural population: 43%
Ethnic make-up:
Economy: The economy is balanced between industry and agriculture. Mining and the production of hydroelectric power dominate the industrial sector, while the agricultural part of the economy is focused on growing wine and melons as well as livestock breeding.
Contact information
President
Valery Mukhamedovich Kokov
27 Lenin Prosepect
Nalchik 360028
Tel.: +7 (8662) 40 21 42
Fax: +7 (8662) 47 70 29; 47 6174
Email: udkm@kbr.net.ru
Chairman of the Government
Khusejn Dzhabrallovich Chechenov
Tel.: +7 (8662) 40 91 26; 40 29 70
Fax: +7 (8662) 47 61 83
Chairman of the Council of the Republic
Zaurbi Akhmedovich Nakhushev
Tel.: +7 (8662) 47 13 74
Fax: +7 (8662) 47 27 13
Chairman of the Council of Deputies
Muradin Khadisovich Tumenov
Tel.: +7 (8662) 40 55 79
Representative to the Goverment of the Russian Federation
Mukhamed Maevich Shoginov
4 Bolshaya Kommunisticheskaya Ulitsa, building 1
Moscow 109001
Tel.: +7 (095) 911 18 52
Fax: +7 (095) 912 40 53
last updated August 22, 2005
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