Adygea

The Republic of Adygea (/ˌɑːdɪˈɡeɪə/;^[11] Russian: Респу́блика Адыге́я; Adyghe: Адыгэ Республик, Adygæ Respublik), also called the Adyghe Republic, is a federal subject of Russia in the North Caucasus region of Eastern Europe. It is the fifth-smallest federal subject in Russia. Adygea is one of Russia's republics and home to the Circassian people. The official languages of Adygea are Russian and Adyghe. The capital and largest city of Adygea is Maykop, which houses one-third of the republic's population.

Republic of Adygea Республика Адыгея (Russian) Адыгэ Республик (Adyghe)
—  Republic  —
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Anthem of the Republic of Adygea"[1]
Coordinates: 44°39′N 40°00′E
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Southern[2]
Economic region	North Caucasus[3]
Established	July 3, 1991
Republic Day	October 5[4]
Capital	Maykop
Government (as of January 2017)
• Head[5]	Murat Kumpilov
• Legislature	State Council (Khase)[5]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[6]
• Total	7,792 km2 (3,009 sq mi)
Area rank	80th
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	439,996
• Rank	74th
• Density[7]	56.47/km2 (146.3/sq mi)
• Urban	50.9%
• Rural	49.1%
Population (2024 est.)
• Total	500,591[8]
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-AD
License plates	01
Official languages	Russian;[9] Adyghe[10]
Official website