Karelian Republic

noun

1. a constituent republic of NW Russia between the White Sea and Lakes Onega and Ladoga. Capital: Petrozavodsk. Pop: 716 700 (2002). Area: 172 400 sq km (66 560 sq miles) Also calledKarelia

Example Sentences

Finally, reported Tass, the plane came down and landed on a frozen lake near the town of Kem in the Karelian republic.

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