The Tuva Republic (; Tuvan: Тыва Республика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). The direct transliteration of the Russian name of the republic is Respublika Tyva . Since 1993, the republic's official name is Tyva Republic.

Geography

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The Republic is located in extreme southern Siberia, at the geographic center of the continent of Asia. The eastern part of the republic is forested and elevated, and the west is a drier lowland.

• Area: 170,500 km²
• Borders:
  • internal: Khakassia (NW/N), Krasnoyarsk Krai (N), Irkutsk Oblast (N/NE), Buryatia (E), Altai Republic (SW/W)
  • international: Mongolia (S) (border line length: 1,305 km*Highest point: Mount Mongun-Tayga) (3,970 m)
• Maximum N->S distance: 450 km.
• Maximum E->W distance: over 700 km.

Time zone

Tuva is located in the Krasnoyarsk Time Zone (KRAT/KRAST). UTC offset is +0700 (KRAT)/+0800 (KRAST).

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