Geography/Climate |
- Area : 168,600㎢
- Location : The Republic of Tuva(Tyva) is situated in the central part of the Asian continent bounded by the Eastern Siberia on the north, Mongolia on the south and east, Irkutsk Region on the northeast, the Buryat Republic on the east and the Altai Republic on the west.
- Climate : Tuva has a severe continental climate with cold, windless winters and little snow on the plains. Summers are moderately warm in the mountains and hot on the plains. In January, the average temperature is between -28°C and -32°C, and in July, it is between +15°C and +20°C. The temperature of the coldest winter reached -58°C and that of the hottest summer did +40°C. Natural landscapes range from steppe and dry steppe on the plains to mountain taiga and deciduous forests on the mountain slopes to subalpine, alpine, and mountain tundra on the mountain heights.
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Population |
- Population : 327,383 (January 2020)
- Population density : 1.94 persons/㎢ (January 2020)
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Tourist Attractions |
- Maly Bayan-Kol, Syyn-Churek
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Sisterhood & Friendship Provinces / Cities |
- China: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(Dec 2007), Liaoning Province(Nov 2012)
- Mongolia: Zavkhan Province, Uvs Province, Khovd Province(March 2002); Bayan-Ulgii Province(April 2003), Arkhangai Province, Khuvsgul Province(Sept 2004); Ulaanbaatar(Oct 2009)
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