Kalmykia
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Republic of Kalmykia Республика Калмыкия (Russian) Хальмг Таңһч (Kalmyk) |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Southern | ||
| Economic region | Volga | ||
| Established | July 29, 1958 | ||
| Capital | Elista | ||
| Government (as of July 2014) | |||
| • Head | Alexey Orlov | ||
| • Legislature | People's Khural (Parliament) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 76,100 km2 (29,400 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 41st | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 289,481 | ||
| • Rank | 78th | ||
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 44.1% | ||
| • Rural | 55.9% | ||
| Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
| • Total | 282,021 | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+03:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-KL | ||
| License plates | 08 | ||
| Official languages | Russian; Kalmyk | ||
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The Republic of Kalmykia (Russian: Респу́блика Калмы́кия, tr. Respublika Kalmykiya; IPA: [rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə kɐlˈmɨkʲɪjə]; Kalmyk: Хальмг Таңһч, Xaľmg Tañhç) is a province of Russia (a republic). As of the 2010 Census, its population was 289,481.
It is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is practiced by a plurality of the population. It has become well known as an international center for chess. Its former President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is the head of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The 33rd Chess Olympiad was held in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia.
The republic is located in the southwestern part of European Russia and borders, clockwise, with Volgograd Oblast in the northwest and north, Astrakhan Oblast in the north and east, the Republic of Dagestan in the south, Stavropol Krai in the southwest, and with Rostov Oblast in the west. It is washed by the Caspian Sea in the southeast.
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