RUSSIA KARELIA Rep.

The Republic of Karelia (Russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, tr. Respublika Kareliya,; Karelian: Karjalan tazavaldu; Finnish: Karjalan tasavalta; Veps: Karjalan Tazovaldkund), or Karelia (Russian: Каре́лия, Ка́рьяла; Karelian: Karjal), is a republic of Russia situated in Northern Europe. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of 172,400 square kilometres (66,600 square miles), with a population of roughly 650,000 residents. Its capital is Petrozavodsk.