Tatarstan 鞑靼斯坦共和国
（重定向自Tatarstan, Respublika）
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![Map of the Republic of Tatarstan](/Images/godic/202502/15/Tatar031028.png")
![View of the Volga River in the confluence with the Kama River](/Images/godic/202502/15/Volga_steep_Tatarstan1028.jpg")
![View on the Taima River from Devil's Tower in Yelabuga](/Images/godic/202502/15/Kama_yelabuga1028.jpg")
The Republic of Tatarstan (Russian:Респу́блика Татарста́н, tr.Respublika Tatarstan;IPA: [rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan]; Tatar: CyrillicТатарстан Республикасы, LatinTatarstan Respublikası) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan. The republic borders Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, the Mari El, Udmurt, and Chuvash Republics, and the Republic of Bashkortostan. The area of the republic is 68,000 square kilometres (26,000 sq mi). The unofficial Tatarstan motto is: Bez Buldırabız! (We can!). As of the 2010 Census the population of Tatarstan was 3,786,488.