Sakha Republic ( Russian: Респу́блика Саха́ (Яку́тия), Respublika Sakha (Yakutia)); Yakut: Саха, Sakha) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). It is located in the Far Eastern Federal District.
Саха
Якутия
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| Official languages | Yakut, Russian
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| Political status | Autonomous republic
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| Capital | Yakutsk
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| President | Vyacheslav Shtyrov
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Area
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- % water | Ranked 1st
3,103,200 kmē
17%
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Population
- Total (2002)
- DensityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex | Ranked 58th
1,032,000
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| CurrencyFor exchange rates, see here. A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services. It is a form of money, where money is defined as a medium of exchange rather than e. a store of value. A currency zone is a country or region | Russian ruble (RUR)
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| Time zone | UTC +3
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| National anthem | Hymn of the Republic of Sakha
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| Internet TLD | .RU
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| Calling Code | 7
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State religion
Other religions | Religious freedom
Russian Orthodox Church, Shamanism
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1 Geography
Sakha stretches to the Henrietta Islands in the far north and is washed by the Arctic Ocean ( Laptev and Eastern Siberian Seas). These waters, the coldest and iciest of all seas in the northern hemisphere, are covered by ice for 9-10 months of the year. The Stanovoy Ridge borders Yakutia in the south, the upper reaches of the Olenyok River form the western border, and Chukotka forms the eastern border.
Sakha can be divided into three great vegetation belts. About 40% of Sakha lies above the Arctic circle and all of it is covered by permafrost which greatly influences the region's ecology and limits forests in the southern region. Arctic and subarctic tundra define the middle region, where lichen and moss grow as great green carpets and are favorite pastures for reindeer. In the southern part of the tundra belt, scattered stands of dwarf Siberian pine and larch grow along the rivers. Below the tundra is the vast taiga forest region. Larch trees dominate in the north and, in the south, stands of fir and pine begin to appear. Taiga forests cover about 47% of Yakutia and almost 90% of this cover is larch.
Yakutia's greatest mountain range, the Verkhoyansk, runs parallel and east of the Lena River, forming a great arc that begins the Sea of Okhotsk and ends in the Laptev Sea ( Arctic Ocean). This great range has hundreds of small tributaries which flow into the Lena as it moves northward. The Cherky Range runs east of the Verkhoyansk and has the highest peak in Yakutia, Peak Pobeda (5,147 m). Even further east are the gold-rich Kolyma Mountains , which stretch all the way to Chukotka.
