On the land are working 8 regions, 68 agricultures, 132 farms.

They are growing maize, sunflowers, potatoes, sugar beets and vegetables. There are many fruits gardens here. They are Erkin-Shahar fruits economy and Kuban. Cherkess farmers. The green house "South"-Juzhni is one of the biggest in Russia and Europe.

The Karachai-Cherkess Republik Is rich In forests and rivers. They are Kuban river. Big Zeienchuck, Small Zeienchuck. Laba and Teberda.

The water in the river Teberda is very clean. The road to Teberda weaves across the Teberda valley among the wood covered mountains, following the banks of the river Teberda, now slow and majestic when the valley brothels out, now roaring and foaming when the mountains get in its path. High up above sea level Teberda region, protected by mountain ranges, has favorable climatic conditions. An excellent mountain weather station is situated there. Numerous mountain streams, waterfalls, lakes, leaf-bearing and coniferous woods covering mountain slopes, real taiga in places, sub-alpine meadows and eternal snows and glaciers higher up make. Teberda is one of most attractive spots in the world and a major center of tourism and mountaineering.

There are many natural springs here. The mineral water from Mara. Krasnogorka. Bychasyn. Krasnovostok narzan springs, is filled In bottles and sold in our shops.

The both Cherkessk and Ust-Zheguta reservoirs occupies 10 hectare. The both are connected by Stavropol irrigation canal. There is a big hydroelectric power station on the canal.

The forests occupy 396000 hectare. 6 foresters are looking after these forests, they are situated in Karachaevsk, Beskes, Zeienchuk, Storozhevaja and make many kinds of wood spoons.

The slopes of the mountain and forests, precipitous and very picturesque are covered by a thick growth of oaks, ashes, horn-beams, maples, elms, fir-trees, pines, cost beeches, white spruces. The foresters have 18 ground-places for growing new trees. It occupies 200 hectare.

The territory, famous for its picturesque landscapes, has mild climate, rich soil, various minerals and goods-natured people. The Karachai-Cherkess Republic is rich in coal, lead and marble. The coal extractive stock company in Karachajevsk mines every year 52000 tonns of black coal.

The Stock company in Urup extracts 290000 tonns of copper every year. The Metro and other famous government's buildings are faces with marble from Karachai-Cherkess Republic is rich in gravel and clay and in housing construction and takes the first place in North Caucasus.

The Karachai-Cherkess Republic borders south on Georgia, east on Kabardino-Balkaria, west on Krasnodar region, north on Stavropol region.

The Karachai-Cherkess Republic belongs to Russia. It got its Status of Republic in 1991 on 3 July. The first Parliamentary was elected on 10-th June in 1995.

Since September in 1995 the Government of Republic began to work.

The first constitution of Karachai-Cherkess Republic was approved in March 1996.

The Karachai-Cherkess Republic started a new life. The national policy of Russia presupposes complete equality of all peoples, regardless, of their nationality, for all peoples to built their own life on the basis of Republic.

The are karachais, cherkesses, abazintsis, nogaitsi, russions, and many others. Hundreds of them have graduated from higher schools and became doctors and candidates of sciences, engineers, field specialists, doctors, teacher, writers, and state industry functionaries, big businessmen.

There are two high schools in Republic: technological and pedagogical institutes.

There are medical pedagogical, musical and many other colleges here.

In last 4 years were opened here some new secondary schools and one children's home, the Karachai-Cherkess-Turkey lyceum.