ABSTRACT
The Komi people live near the Ural Mountains in the northeastern part of European Russia. According to the official census of 2010, the total number of Komis (the Komi-Zyryans) was 228,000. The total size of the Komi Republic is 416,800 km². Forests cover three-quarters of the Komi Republic’s territory, both swamps and tundra occupy 10% and only 1% is cultivated agricultural land.
