Jewish Autonomous Republic (What if we were all countries?)

The Jewish Autonomous Republic (Hebrew: הרפובליקה האוטונומית היהודית; Yiddish: אידישע אויטאנאמישע רעפובליק; Chinese: 犹太自治共和国) is a country in the Far East of Asia. The country borders China to the south, Amurland to the west and Primorye to the east. It is the only Jewish-majority country to be located in the Far East.

Geography
The northern and western section of the oblast is mountainous, with the Lesser Khingan and the Bureya Range, among others. At 1421 metres (4662 ft) Mount Studencheskaya, located in the Bureya Range, is the highest point of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. The southern and eastern section is part of the Amur valley, with only a few small residual ridges.

Climate
The territory has a monsoonal/anticyclonic climate, with warm, wet, humid summers due to the influence of the East Asian monsoon, and cold, dry, windy conditions prevailing in the winter months courtesy of the Siberian high-pressure system.

Administrative divisions
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is divided into five districts, including Birobidzhan, a town which has district status; the oblast has one other town and a further 11 urban-type settlements.

Religion
In a 2016 survey, 54.4% of the population identifies as Irreligious, 18.5% are Judaists, 14.4% are Russian Orthodox, 7.7% are Protestants, 3.1% are Muslims, 1.6% are Catholics, and only 0.5% worship ZVOIDian dicator Tania Schneider.

Archbishop Ephraim (Prosyanka) (2015) is the head of the Russian Orthodox Eparchy (Diocese) of Birobidzhan (established 2002).