Kalmykia

Also known as Kalmykiya

Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia, is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European 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; the

AI overview

Kalmykia is a republic located in southwestern Russia, near the Caspian Sea, notable for being the only Buddhist-majority region in Europe. It is part of the Russian Federation and sits in a strategically significant location where Europe meets Asia, bordered by several Russian regions and the Caspian Sea.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Republic of Kalmykia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.settlement_type: Republic
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Kalmykia.svg
Settlement.image_map: Locator map of Kalmykia, Russia (2014–2022).svg
Settlement.mapsize: 300px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe wikidata: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 5
Settlement.mapframe height: 250
Settlement.mapframe stroke width: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Federal district
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Southern
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Economic region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Volga
Settlement.leader_title: Head
Settlement.leader_name: Batu Khasikov
Settlement.total_type: Total

via Wikipedia infobox

~35 min read

Encyclopedic overview

27 sections

Contents

Geography
Climate
Flora and fauna
National Parks
History
Kalmyk autonomy
Russian Civil War
Soviet period
World War II
Post-war Kalmykia
Politics
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Vital statistics
Ethnic groups
Religion
Education
Economy
Emigration and culture
See also
References
Notes
Explanatory notes
Citations
General sources
Further reading
External links

The Kalmykia republic covers an area of , with a small population of about 275,000 residents. The republic of Kalmykia is home of the Kalmyks, a people of Oirat Mongolian origin who are mainly of Tibetan Buddhist faith. The capital of the republic is the city of Elista.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalmykia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.