Mordovia
Republic of Mordovia
Республика Мордовия (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Moksha | Мордовия Республикась |
| • Erzya | Мордовия Республикась |
| Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Mordovia | |
Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°26′N 44°27′E / 54.433°N 44.450°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Volga |
| Economic region | Volga-Vyatka |
| Established | December 20, 1934 |
| Capital | Saransk |
| Government | |
| • Body | State Assembly |
| • Head | Artyom Zdunov |
| Area | |
• Total | 26,128 km2 (10,088 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 68th |
| Population | |
• Total | 783,552 |
• Estimate (2018) | 805,056 |
| • Rank | 58th |
| • Density | 29.989/km2 (77.671/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 63.3% |
| • Rural | 36.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-MO |
| License plates | 13, 113 |
| OKTMO ID | 89000000 |
| Official languages | Russian; Mordvin (Moksha and Erzya) |
| Website | www.e-mordovia.ru |
Mordovia (/mɔːrˈdoʊvɪə/ mor-DOH-vee-ə), officially the Republic of Mordovia, is a republic of Russia, situated in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Saransk. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the republic was 834,755. Ethnic Russians (53.1%) and Mordvins (39.8%) account for the majority of the population.