The Kabardino-Balkar Republic (, Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika; Kabardian: Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ; Balkar: Къабарты-Малкъар Республика), or Kabardino-Balkaria (, Kabardino-Balkariya), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in the North Caucasus.
Geography
The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part.