Buryatia

The Buryat Republic (Buryat: ?????? ??????????; ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's name is Respublika Buryatiya in Russian and Buryaad Respublika in Buryat.

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Buryatia is located in the South-Central region of Siberia along the eastern shore of Lake Baikal.

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• Area: 351,300 km?.
• Borders:
• internal: Irkutsk Oblast (W/NW/N), Chita Oblast (NE/E/SE/S), Tuva (E).
• international: Mongolia (S/SE).
• water: Lake Baikal (N).
• Highest point: Mount Munku-Sardyk (3,491 m).

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• Maximum N->S distance: no data.
• Maximum E->W distance: no data.
• Average elevation: no data

Buryat: The Buryats, numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic. Buryats are of Mongolian descent and share many customs with their Mongolian cousins, including nomadic herding and erecting yurts for sh...

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