to isolation from the main body of Tatars, many of them now are either non-religious or Orthodox. Islam is followed by immigrant groups like Azeris and Uzbeks, who constitute another 0.7% of the population. Education The higher education institutions of the republic include Buryat State University, Buryat State Academy of Agriculture, East Siberian State Academy of Arts and Culture, and East Siberia State University of Technology and Management. Economy The republic's economy is composed of agricultural and commercial products including wheat, vegetables, potatoes, timber, leather, graphite, and textiles. Fishing, hunting, fur farming, sheep and cattle farming, mining, stock raising, engineering, and food processing are also important economic generators. The unemployment rate of Buryatia was 11% in 2020. GDP pro person nominal in 2018 was 3,650 USD and PPP in 2009 was 11,148 USD. Tourism Lake Baikal is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer. See also Music of Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug References Sources Further reading Anthology of Buryat folklore, Pushkinskiĭ dom, 2000 (CD) External links Official website of the Republic of Buryatia Official website of the Republic of Buryatia Official website of the Republic of Buryatia (in Buryat) Buryatia.org, site about life in the Republic of Buryatia Article on Buddhism in Buryatia and Mongolia Informational website of Buryatia Russian-speaking countries and territories States and territories established in 1923 1923 establishments in the Soviet Union Russian Far East Far Eastern Federal District