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    Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia, is a republic of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia. The republic is part...
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    identified themselves as Buddhist. They live in Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia in the southwest. Kalmykia borders Dagestan to the south, Stavropol Krai...
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    The flag of Kalmykia consists of a yellow field with a sky blue circle in the center containing a lotus. The yellow stands for the sun, the people and...
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    Kalmyk: Элст, Elst, [ɛləsˈtə]) is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It was known as Stepnoy (Степно́й) from 1944 to 1957. Elista was...
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    Astrakhan Oblast Russia Kalmykia Volgograd Oblast Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Province Atyrau Province Volgograd Oblast Russia Kalmykia Astrakhan Oblast Rostov...
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    China (N = 194,891). Ethnic groups of Oirat speakers in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia (N = 162,740) include Torguts, Derbets and Buzavas, together with...
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    The State Anthem of the Republic of Kalmykia is the regional anthem of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia. It was composed by Arkady...
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    heritage. Besides the historical monastic traditions of Buryatia, Tuva and Kalmykia (the latter being the only Buddhist-majority republic in Europe), the religion...
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    The Head of Kalmykia is an elected official who serves as the head of state of Kalmykia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, three people have served...
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    The People's Khural (Parliament) of the Republic of Kalmykia is the regional parliament of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia. It consists of 27 deputies...
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  • 2024 Kalmyk head election (category Politics of Kalmykia)
    The 2024 Republic of Kalmykia head election will take place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Head Batu Khasikov was re-elected...
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    The Kalmykia constituency (No.15) is a Russian legislative constituency covering the entirety of Kalmykia. No.14 in 1993-2003 appointed Deputy Prime Minister...
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    Ossetia–Alania, Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Republic of Dagestan and to the north: Kalmykia. Geographically, the term North Caucasus also refers to the northern slope...
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  • the administrative center of Chernozemelsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Population: 4,525 (2010 Census); 3,983 (2002 Census); 4,050 (1989...
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    Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as Buryatia and Kalmykia republics of Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large...
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  • (a selo) and administrative center of Sarpinsky District, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Population: 6,530 (2010 Census); . Russian Federal State Statistics...
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    The coat of arms of the Republic of Kalmykia is a symbol of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia. It was adopted by the republic's Parliament...
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    is practised in the Himalayan states as well as in Mongolia and Russian Kalmykia. Japanese Shingon also preserves the Vajrayana tradition as transmitted...
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    Buddhism, which are minority religions, except in Russia's Republic of Kalmykia, where Tibetan Buddhism is the majority religion. A large and increasing...
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    October 1990, the declaration of the sovereignty and transformation of Kalmykia into a Soviet Socialist Republic by the Kalmyk Supreme Soviet was accepted...
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    In the Russian Federation, law enforcement is the responsibility of a variety of different agencies. The Russian police (formerly the militsiya) are the...
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    Georgia to the south and southwest, the Russian republics of Chechnya and Kalmykia to the west and north, and with Stavropol Krai to the northwest. Makhachkala...
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  • The music of Kalmykia, a national republic within Russia, has roots in the musical culture of the Oirats. Traditional instruments include the dombra, which...
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    Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Buryatia Kalmykia Tuva (ru) Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Tibet Vietnam Africa Senegal...
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  • Territorial disputes between Kalmykia and Astrakhan Oblast, two federal subjects in southwestern Russia, refer to a number of land claims expressed by...
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    Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Buryatia Kalmykia Tuva (ru) Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Tibet Vietnam Africa Senegal...
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    Republics Cheboksary, Chuvashia Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkessia Elista, Kalmykia Grozny, Chechnya Izhevsk, Udmurtia Kazan, Tatarstan Magas, Ingushetia Makhachkala...
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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Russia face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Although sexual activity...
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    the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashanta River [ru], 240 kilometers (150 mi) west...
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    Republics Cheboksary, Chuvashia Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkessia Elista, Kalmykia Grozny, Chechnya Izhevsk, Udmurtia Kazan, Tatarstan Magas, Ingushetia Makhachkala...
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