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Mari El

federal subject of Russia
AdministrativeArea republic_of_russia Q5446
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Summary

Mari El is a republic of Russia[1]. It draws 7,352 Wikipedia views per month (republic of russia category, ranking #20 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
  • Country: Russia[4]
  • Head of government: Yuriy Zaytsev[5]
  • Continent: Europe[6]
  • Instance of: federal subject of Russia[7]
  • Capital: Yoshkar-Ola[8]
  • Official language: Russian[9], Mari[10], Hill Mari[11]
  • Shares border with: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[12], Kirov Oblast[13], Tatarstan[14], Chuvashia[15]
  • Anthem: National Anthem of the Mari El Republic[16]
  • Main regulatory text: Конституция Республики Марий Эл[17]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug[18], Volzhsky District[19], Gornomariysky District[20], Zvenigovsky District[21], Kilemarsky District[22], Kuzhenersky District[23], Mari-Tureksky District[24], Medvedevsky District[25], Morkinsky District[26], Novotoryalsky District[27], Orshansky District[28], Paranginsky District[29], Sernursky District[30], Sovetsky District[31]
  • Follows: Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic[32]
  • Flag: flag of the Mari El Republic[33]
  • Legislative body: State Assembly of the Mari El Republic[34]
  • Executive body: Q65420769[35]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Mari El[36]
  • Part of: European Russia[37], Volga Federal District[38]
  • Commons category: Mari El[39]
  • Licence plate code: 12[40]
  • Located in time zone: Moscow Time[41], UTC+03:00[42], Europe/Moscow[43]
  • Local dialing code: 836[44]
  • Inception: January 12, 1993[45]
  • Highest point: Чукша (гора)[46]
  • Official website: http://mari-el.gov.ru[47]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mari El[48]

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Physical Characteristics

Population counts include 685,852[49], 682,333[50], 680,380[51], 679,094[52], 676,184[53], and 675,332[54].

Why It Matters

Mari El has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Related Entities

Cornwall Russia Volga

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [3] ↑ . OKTMO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . data.iana.org. data.iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . gks.ru. Retrieved . gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4ah8n1
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  2. 15w ago · Великоросс · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Map of Russia (2014–2022) - Mari El (Crimea disputed).svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Locator map image: Mari El in Russia.svg"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Mari El
    Instance of → republic of Russia, federal subject of Russia
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug, Volzhsky District, Gornomariysky District +14
    Main regulatory text → Конституция Республики Марий Эл
    + 47 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ Yso id: 113116, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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