Mari El

Mari El (Russian: Марий Эл; Meadow Mari: Марий Эл; Hill Mari: Мары Эл), officially the Mari El Republic,^[a] is a republic of Russia. It is along the northern bank of the Volga River. In 2010, 696,459 people lived in the republic.^[10] Yoshkar-Ola is the capital and largest city.

Mari El Republic Республика Марий Эл (Russian) Марий Эл Республик (Meadow Mari) Мары Эл Республик (Hill Mari)
—  Republic  —
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "State Anthem of the Mari El Republic"[1]
Coordinates: 56°42′N 47°52′E
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Volga[2]
Economic region	Volga-Vyatka[3]
Established	December 5, 1936[4]
Capital	Yoshkar-Ola[1]
Government (as of December 2013)
• Head[5]	Yury Zaitsev[6]
• Legislature	State Assembly[5]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7]
• Total	23,200 km2 (9,000 sq mi)
Area rank	72nd
• Urban	63.1%
• Rural	36.9%
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-ME
License plates	12
Official languages	Russian;[8] Mari (Meadow, Northwestern, and Hill variants)[9]
Official website

Notes

1. Russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл, Respublika Mariy El; Meadow Mari: Марий Эл Республик; Hill Mari: Мары Эл Республик