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The Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: Респу́блика Татарста́н, Tatar Cyrillic: Татарстан Республикасы, Latin: Tatarstan Respublikası) is a sovereign state located in, being completely around the. Its capital and largest city is Kazan, and its total population 3,786,488 people. Tartarstan is a,  with the president acting has head off state and the chancellor the.

Originally the home to Turkic speaking nomads the fist state established in the area was Volga Bulgaria, which greatly influenced the area with the Islamic influence from the Middle East. It was invaded and occupied by the Mongol empire with the modern Vola Tartars becoming prevalent in the region. The Mongol state known as the Golden Hoard eventually collapsed with the Khanate of Kazan becoming the dominant power. The Khanate was annexed by Ivan IV becoming part of Russia. Under Ivan the countries traditional Muslim heritage was swept aside for Russian orthodox in its place. In 1876 Tartastan successfully rebelled against Russia in the Tartar-Russo war where they became a vassal of the Russian empire. In the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Tartastan was declared as the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, as part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. When the USSR dissolved in 1991, Tartastan successfully gained independence from Russia.

Traditionally Tartarstan has been home to the ethnic Tartar people. It is part of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Community, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Current president Engel Zöfär has been the leader of Tartarstan since 1992, and has been accused of being a autocrat with press and civil freedoms in Tartastan being reportedly "not free".