Kabardino-Balkariya

Territory - 12.5 thousand sq km.

Population - 786.2 thousand people (for 01.01.99), including: urban - 57.2%; rural - 42.8%.

Administrative division - 9 regions, 7 cities, 4 semiurban settlements, 112 rural administrative units.

Capital of republic - Nalchik.

Largest cities (number of inhabitants for 01.01.98, thousand people): Nalchik (252), Prokhladny (59.7), Baksan (31.7), Nartkala (28.7), Tyrnyauz (26.7).