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1. The republic stretches for 1275 km from southwest to northeast. 2. Though the territory is huge the population is only 1.2 million people. 3. The executive power is exercised by the Head of the Republic and the Republican Government. 4. It is difficult to say when man began to develop this severe land. 5. Many centuries ago the Komi settled on the banks of the Pechora, Vytchegda and Mezen. 6. At the beginning of the 15^th century the Komi people were converted to Christianity. 7. Stephen Permsky was also the first to translate the religious books into the Komi language and to open the first school for the Komi children. 8. The climate is severe in the north and relatively mild in the southwest. 9. The greater part of the Komi territory is covered with coniferous forest which makes 71 per cent of the whole area. 10. The volume of the timber resources is constantly growing. 11. The fauna is similar to that of northwestern Europe. 12. In our forests we can come across a fox, bear, marten, elk. 13. Around 32,800 km² of mostly boreal forest in the Republic have been recognized in 1995 as a UNESCO World Heritage site. 14. Virgin Komi Forests also includes Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve and Yugyd Va National Park. 15. The mining industry is a very important part of our economy. 16. The Komi Republic also produces timber products, furniture, machines, synthetic materials, food. 17. A third of the reindeer stock of the European North is concentrated in our republic. 18. New technologically advanced plants are being built, new good roads and railways are being constructed.