Mari people
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|---|---|
Meadow Mari family c. 1900. | |
| Total population | |
| c. 600,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 423,803 |
| Mari El | 246,560 |
| Kazakhstan | 5,289 |
| Ukraine | 4,130 |
| Belarus | 416 |
| Estonia | 241 |
| Latvia | 234 |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Moksha, Erzya, Udmurts, Chuvash | |
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The Mari (/ˈmɑːri/ MAR-ee), also formerly known as the Cheremis or Cheremisses, are a Finno-Ugric people in Eastern Europe, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. They live mostly in the Mari El republic, with significant minorities in Bashkortostan, Perm Krai, Tatarstan and Udmurtia. Mari make up 40.1% of the population of Mari El.