Republic of Kalmykia
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| Coordinates: 46°34′N 45°19′E / 46.567°N 45.317°E | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Federal district | Southern |
| Economic region | North Caucasus |
| Capital | Elista[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | People's Khural[4] |
| • Head[6] | Batu Khasikov[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 74,731 km2 (28,854 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total |  267,133
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| • Rank | 78th |
| • Urban | 46.7% |
| • Rural | 53.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK[7]) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-KL |
| Vehicle registration | 08 |
| Official language(s) | Kalmyk[8] • Russian[9] |
| Website | kalmregion |
Kalmykia,[note 1] officially the Republic of Kalmykia,[note 2] is a republic of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavropol Krai to the southwest; Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and north and Astrakhan Oblast to the north and east; Rostov Oblast to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east. Through the Caspian Depression, the Kuma river forms Kalmykia's natural border with Dagestan. Kalmykia is the only polity within Europe where the Dharmic religion of Buddhism is the predominant religion.[10]
The Kalmykia republic covers an area of 76,100 square kilometres (29,400 square miles), with a small population of about 275,000 residents.[11] The republic is home of the Kalmyks, a people of Mongolian origin who are primarily and mainly of Tibetan Buddhist faith. The capital of the republic is the city of Elista.
- ^ Law #44-I-Z
- ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Steppe Code (Constitution) of the Republic of Kalmykia, Article 19
- ^ Steppe Code (Constitution) of the Republic of Kalmykia, Article 33
- ^ Official website of the Head of the Republic of Kalmykia. Alexey Maratovich Orlov Archived February 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Steppe Code (Constitution) of the Republic of Kalmykia, Article 25
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Steppe Code (Constitution) of the Republic of Kalmykia, Article 17: Государственными языками в Республике Калмыкия являются калмыцкий и русский языки. [The official languages of the Republic of Kalmykia are the Kalmyk and Russian languages.]
- ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
- ^ Nikolay Shevchenko (21 February 2018). "Check out Russia's Kalmykia: The only region in Europe where Buddhism rules the roost". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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