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Karelia republic the subject of the Russian Federation was founded July 8, 1920. It is situated in the northwest of the Eastern European Plane, in the eastern part of the Baltic Sheet and occupies the territory in 172.4 sq. km.

About 790,000 people inhabit this northern part of Russia. The republic is divided into 19 districts, including 13 towns, 12 settlements of urban type and 128 volosts (Provinces).

The capital of Karelia is Petrozavodsk. The total population of the city is about 290,000 people. It is the most important industrial city of the republic, an important scientific and cultural center. It is situated on the shore of the Petrozavodsk Bay of the Lake Onega, 925 km to the northwest of Moscow.

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