The '''Republic of Bashkortostan''' (Russian: Респу́блика Башкортоста́н; Bashkir: Башҡортостан Республикаһы) or Bashkiria (Башки́рия) is a federal subject of [[Russia]] (a republic). It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is [[Ufa]].
There are over 13,000 rivers and 2,700 lakes in the Republic.
===Experiences===
* ''[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] hitchhiked through Bashkortostan in July 2009 and found it extremely difficult to catch rides, incl. 7 hours waiting (2 people, from 7am-2pm) near Ufa. Also police seemed to be pretty weird there.''