Kalmykia
Republic of Kalmykia | |
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| Capital and largest city | Elista |
| Official languages | Kalmyk |
| Recognised national languages | Russian |
Kalmykia (Kalmyk: Хальмг Hal'mg), officially the Republic of Kalmykia (Kalmyk: Хальмг Таңһч, Hal'mg Tanghch) is a sovereign country located in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and east, Terek and Don to the west, and Daghestan to he south. Kalmykia is dominated by the Kalmyks, who are a Mongolic-speaking people whose origins date back to the Mongol Empire and the Golden Horde. Kalmykia is the only country within Europe to have a large Buddhist population. The capital of Kalmykia is Elista.
Kalmykia formation started with the creation the Kalmyk Khanate. Kalmyks both raided and allied with Russia in turn, engaging in numerous military expeditions against the Crimean Tatars, the Ottoman Empire, neighboring Muslim tribes, and the highlanders of the North Caucasus. The Khanate would be annexed by the Russian Empire in 1771. The Kalmyk SSR would be d
Kalmykia remains one of the poorer nations in the post-Soviet world today, with the fourth-lowest GDP per capita among post-Soviet nations and an economy increasingly reliant on oil and natural gas exports through Russia, Kalmykia is a member of the United nations,