Taymyria (Russia)

Tai~myria^, Dolgan-Nenecia^

Last modified: 2000-01-14 by antonio martins
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Name
    (english): Taymyria
    (russian, short form): Таймырия, Долгано-Ненеция | Tai~myria^, Dolgano-Nenecia^
    (russian, long form): Таймырский (Долгано-Ненецкий) автономный округ | Tai~myrskii~ (Dolgano-Neneckii~) avtonomnyi~ okrug
Local official languages: Nentsi and Dolgan
Capital: Дудинка | Dudinka
Area: 862 100 km² (332 771 sq.mi.)
Population: 53 000 inhabitants in 1992
Status: Autonomous District (автономный округ | avtonomnyi~ okrug) within Krasnoyarsk Territory
Economic region: East Siberia
License plate code: 84
Ham radio code: TM
ISO 3166-2 code: TAY
Flag adopted in unkn. date
Coat of arms adopted in unkn. date

A sparsely population region, the Taimyr Autonomous region has a population comprising five ethnic groups, Russians (Slavs), Nentsky, Yakuts, Evenki and Dolgany.
stuart notholt, 25 Nov 1995

The Taimyr flag has been reported as comprising three stripes of white over green over white, with a red stripe at the hoist.
stuart notholt, 25 Nov 1995