The Republic of Bashkortostan is a constituent entity of the Russian Federation making part of the Volga Federal District. It is located on the western piedmont of the Ural Mountains and
on the slopes of the southern Urals. The capital of the republic is Ufa, founded
in 1574. The republic is richly endowed in terms of oil, copper ores, zinc, gold,
silver, iron and halite. The largest industries in the Republic of
Bashkortostan are oil production and refining industries, petrochemical industry, machine building, metalworking,
ferrous metallurgy, fuel industry and electric power industry. The
republic’s main industrial centers are Ufa, Sterlitamak,
Salavat, Neftekamsk, Tuymazy and Oktyabrsky. Bashkortostan’s agricultural
sector specializes in the cultivation of cereal crops, cattle farming involving
raising livestock for meat and dairy products, as well as cultivation of beet. Bee
keeping and horse breeding are well-developed. Bashkortostan’s nature is
preserved in its nature reserves, including Bashkiriya National Park, Bashkirsky Nature Reserve and Shulgan-Tash Nature Reserve.
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