14 Facts About Tatarstan

Republic of Tatarstan, or simply Tatarstan, formerly called Tataria, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe.

Today, Islam is a major faith in Tatarstan, adhered to by 55 percent As of 2012, Islam was the most common faith in Tatarstan, as, 53.

Russian Orthodox Church is the second largest active religion in Tatarstan, and has been so for more than 150 years, with an estimated 1.

On 23 August 2010, the "Orthodox monuments of Tatarstan" exhibition was held in Kazan by the Tatarstan Ministry of Culture and the Kazan Eparchy.

Republic of Tatarstan is a constituent republic of the Russian Federation.

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Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions of Russia.

Tatarstan produces 32 million tonnes of crude oil per year and has estimated oil reserves of more than 1 billion tons.

The territory of Tatarstan is crossed by the main gas pipelines carrying natural gas from Urengoy and Yamburg to the west and the major oil pipelines supplying oil to various cities in the European part of Russia.

The capacity of the objects of the sanatorium-resort complex of Tatarstan is 8847 beds; more than 4300 specialists are engaged in the service of residents.

The Visit Tatar website, where there is information about the main sights and recreation in Tatarstan, is available in 8 languages: Tatar, Russian, English, Chinese, German, Spanish, Finnish, and Persian.

Tatarstan's is a celebrated recording artist and a promoter of the Tatar culture.

Tatarstan has Rubin Kazan, a major European football team which has played in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Also, Tatarstan has Unics Kazan which has gained a significant role in European basketball, playing in Euroleague and EuroCup for decades.

Tatarstan takes a unique participatory approach to the development of public spaces that has earned it recognition.