three hundred lakes in the republic, both salt- and fresh-water. The climate is continental, with the average annual temperature of 0 C. Natural resources are abundant and include iron, gold, silver, coal, oil, and natural gas. Molybdenum deposits are the largest in Russia. Forests cover the south and the west of the republic.

History

The territory of modern Khakassia formed the core of the Yenisei Kirghiz state from the 6th century AD. In the 13th

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