Udmurt Republic (English spelling)

Japanese: ウドムルト[共和国]（英語表記）Udmurt

A republic in the central part of the Russian Federation. It is located west of the Ural Mountains, between the Kama River and the Vyatka River, two tributaries of the Volga River. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it was elevated from the Udmurt Autonomous Republic of the Russian Soviet Republic to a republic in 1992. Its area is 421,000 km2, and its population is 1,605,600 (1989). Its capital is Izhevsk (population approximately 650,000). The ethnic composition is 30.9% Udmurt, 58.9% Russian, 6.9% Tatar, and 3.3% other (1989).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ロシア連邦中部の共和国。ウラル山脈の西方，ボルガ川の二つの支流のカマ川とビャトカ川の間に位置する。ソ連邦の解体にともない1992年ソ連邦ロシア共和国ウドムルト自治共和国から共和国へと昇格した。面積42万1000km2，人口160万5600(1989)。首都はイジェフスクIzhevsk(人口約65万)。民族構成はウドムルト人30.9％，ロシア人58.9％，タタール人6.9％，その他3.3％(1989)。

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