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Founded: 1920
President: Leonid Igorevich Markelov (elected December 17, 2001)
Federation Council Representatives: Alexander Porfirevich Torshin (executive, term expires December 2009); Natalya Leonidovna Dementeva (legislative, term expires October 2009)
Duma deputy: Valery Yakovlevich Komissarov (Marii district)(United Russia)
Population: 728,000 (2002 census)
Territory: 23,200 square km (8,955 sq. miles)
Capital: Ioshkar-Ola (population 256,800), 862 km from Moscow
Federal district: Volga
Economic region: Volga-Vyatka
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Marii-El is located in a marshy area of the Volga floodplain. It shares a border with the Kirov and Nizhny Novgorod Regions and the republics of Tatarstan and Chuvashia.
Urban population: 63%, Rural population: 37%
Ethnic make-up: More than 50 nationalities, including Russians (47.5%), Mari (43.3 %) and Tatars (5.9%)
Economy: Timber and woodworking drive the economy due to the large amount of forested land that covers the territory. The region is also involved in shipping via several large ports along the Volga.
Official website: http://www.gov.mari.ru
Contact Information
President
Leonid Igorevich Markelov
29 Leninsky prospekt
Ioshkar-Ola 424001
Tel.: +7 (8362) 64 15 25
Email: president@gov.mari.ru
Chairman of the State Assembly
Yury Alexandrovich Minakov
Tel.: +7 (8362) 64 14 13
Press service
Tel: +7 (8362) 42 02 08; 42 01 11
Email: uinf@gov.mari.ru
last updated August 23, 2005
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