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The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions of the Russian Federation. The republic lies just 800 kilometers east of Moscow on 68 square kilometers of land at the confluence of the Volga River and the Kama River, Russia’s two largest waterways. The republic has a population of 3.8 million and boasted 1.4 trillion rubles ($47 billion) of Gross Regional Product in 2012, a 5.5% increase over the previous year, and more than double the GRP of 483 billion rubles posted in 2005. Foreign Direct Investment into Tatarstan totaled $577 million in 2012. This presentation gives an overview of Tatarstan's economy and investment opportunities.