Geography
Bashkortostan contains part of the southern Urals and the adjacent plains.
- Area: 143,600 square kilometers (55,400 sq mi) (according to the 2002 Census) or 142,900 square kilometers (55,200 sq mi) (according to Bashkortostanstat)
- Borders: Bashkortostan borders with Perm Krai (N), Sverdlovsk Oblast (NE), Chelyabinsk Oblast (NE/E/SE), Orenburg Oblast (SE/S/SW), the Republic of Tatarstan (W), and the Udmurt Republic (NW)
- Highest point: Mount Yamantau (1,638 m)
- Maximum N->S distance: 550 km
- Maximum E->W distance: over 430 km
Bashkortostan is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
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Urals
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Ufa River
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Inzer River
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Katav River
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Forest steppe
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Urals
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