ФЭУ / Иностранные языки / Топик по английскому языку The Republic of Bashkortostan
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The Republic of Bashkortostan is a federal subject of Russia. It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is Ufa.
The Republic of Bashkortostan is one of the richest territories of Russia in mineral resources with deposits of some 3,000 mineral resources. Other major resources are natural gas, coal, ferrous metal ores, manganese, chromite, iron ores, non-ferrous metals ores, non-metallic ores, deposits of precious and semi-precious stones and natural stones. The republic has enough mineral resources to provide its power and fuel complex as well as petro-chemical, chemical, agro-industrial complex, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, glass-making and ceramic branches with raw materials. Bashkortostan is one of the major raw materials bases for Russia non-ferrous metallurgy. Mining-chemical raw materials are quite substantial, and are utilized in the republic economy. Bashkortostan is also rich in woods. The total territory covered with forests is about 62,000 square kilometres. More than one third of the republic territory is covered with woods. The following types of trees dominate: birch tree, conifers, lime, oak, and maple. The general stock of timber according to some evaluation is 717.9 million m³. Bashkortostan forests have special sanctuaries and national parks. They cover more than 10,000 square kilometres. Bashkortostan is also rich in sources of mineral, medicinal, and drinking water. There are over 13,000 rivers in the republic. Many rivers are part of the deepwater transportation system of European Russia; they provide access to ports of the Baltic and Black seas. Bashkortostan is one of the largest cultural centers of Russia. The republic is located on the border of Europe and Asia and inhabited by peoples of more than a hundred nationalities. In addition, Bashkortostan is home to song and dance companies, a network of national theaters, museums, and libraries, and annual folk festivals. The republic has seven Bashkir, four Russian, and two Tatar State Drama Theaters, a State Opera and Ballet Theater, a National Symphony Orchestra, "Bashkortostan" film studio, thirty philharmonic collectives, and the Bashkir State Folk Dance Ensemble. |
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