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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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    themselves as Tibetan Buddhists. 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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    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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    Astrakhan Oblast Russia Kalmykia Volgograd Oblast Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Province Atyrau Province Volgograd Oblast Russia Kalmykia Astrakhan Oblast Rostov...
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    The State Anthem of the Republic of Kalmykia was officially adopted on 30 October 1992. The music was composed by Arkady Mandzhiyev, and the lyrics were...
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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 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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    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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    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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    Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (category Heads of Kalmykia)
    oligarch, administrator and politician. He was President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and was president of FIDE...
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    activist and former kickboxer who has served as Head of the Republic of Kalmykia since 2019. He previously served as a Russian Federation Senator from 2012...
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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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    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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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Russia face severe legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents...
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    significantly influenced by Tibetan Buddhism such as Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Kalmykia, and Buryatia. It is also found in Celtic, Kazakh and Chinese symbolism...
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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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    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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    Krai Tselinny District, Republic of Kalmykia, an administrative and municipal district of the Republic of Kalmykia Tselinny District, Kurgan Oblast, an...
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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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  • 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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    Lake Tsagan-Khak (category Lakes of Kalmykia)
    Lake (Russian: о́зеро Цага́н-Хак) is located in the Russian Republic of Kalmykia. It is the third-largest lake in the republic (19,9 km²). Several industries...
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    Chuvashia .dagestan.ru — Dagestan .nalchik.ru — Kabardino-Balkaria .kalmykia.ru — Kalmykia .kchr.ru — Karachay–Cherkessia .karelia.ru, .ptz.ru — Republic of...
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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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    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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    and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district...
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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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    Map of the Republic of Kalmykia...
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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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