Tatarstan

Tatarstan (Tatar: Tatarstan/Татарстан), officially known as the Republic of Tatarstan (Tatar: Tatarstan Respublikası/Татарстан Республикасы) is a republic situated on the Kazanka River, and along many others.

Independence from Russia
In 2019, there were protests in Kazan These protesters were longing for Tatarstani independence. However, Russia dealt with the situation peacefully (which is rather atypical of Russia). The 2019 Russian referendum happened, and as the majority of voters voted 'yes', Tatarstan became an independent nation.

Great Tatar awakening
Prior to independence, the Tatar people were starting to become aware of their "Tatarness". Tatar culture became cultivated strongly, and it was applied all over Tatarstan. Tatarstani officials discouraged the usage of the Russian language by ethnic Tatars due to "forced assimilation" in the past.

Languages
The official language of Tatarstan is Tatar, written in the Latin and Cyrillic scripts. However, Russian has some legal status as the inter-ethnic language. A little over half of the population speaks Tatar, but this is primarily limited to only ethnic Tatars and other Turkic ethnic groups. Most of the population can speak good Russian, and is the most spoken language there due to a high ethnic Russian population and because Tatarstan was previously a part of Russia. Bashkir, Chuvash, and Udmurt are the recognized minority languages spoken in Tatarstan as well.

Ethnic groups
Tatars make the majority of the population, at 56%. Russians make a significant minority, alongside with Bashkirs, Chuvash, and others.

Religion
Islam is the primary religion of the population, but Christianity, specifically Orthodox Christianity, is common as well. There is no official religion in Tatarstan.

Population
The population of Tatarstan according to the 2020 Census is 3,800,000.

Administrative divisions
Tatarstan is divided into administrative divisions known as "raions" (Tatar: Rayonnar/Районнар). There are 43 raions in total.

Political parties
TBC

National anthem
The national anthem is still the same as the anthem during Russian occupation. However, the name has changed from "State Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan" to "My republic, Tatarstan!" The lyrics are the following: