Mountain Republic of Cherkessia
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Mountain Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia | |
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| Capital and largest city | Dzäud-Jiqäu |
| Official languages | Chechen, Ossetian, Persian |
| Recognised regional languages | Avar, Circassian, Azerbaijani, Russian |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic |
• President | Ramzan Kadyrov |
• Vice President | Khas-Magomed Inarkaevich |
• Prime Minister | Olesya Naifonova |
• Speaker of the Nation Assembly | Bale Naurzhanovy |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 7,034,331 |
• 2020 census | 7,134,331 |
• Density | 270,342/km2 (700,182.6/sq mi) |
| Currency | Caucasian tuman |
The Mountain Republic of Cherkessia, commonly referred to as Mountain Cherkessia or simply Cherkessia or Karachay-Cherkessia, was one of the six federal republics forming the Mountainous Republic of the Caucasus and the one of the two nation states of the Circassians.