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Kalmykia

federal subject of Russia
AdministrativeArea republic_of_russia Q3953
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Summary

Kalmykia is a republic of Russia[1]. Kalmykia draws 12,799 Wikipedia views per month (republic of russia category, ranking #7 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
  • Country: Russia[4]
  • Head of government: Batu Khasikov[5]
  • Continent: Europe[6]
  • Instance of: federal subject of Russia[7]
  • Capital: Elista[8]
  • Official language: Russian[9], Kalmyk[10]
  • Shares border with: Astrakhan Oblast[11], Volgograd Oblast[12], Rostov Oblast[13], Stavropol Krai[14], Dagestan[15]
  • Anthem: Khalmg Tanghchin chastr[16]
  • Named after: Kalmyks[17]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Elista[18], Gorodovikovsky District[19], Iki-Burulsky District[20], Ketchenerovsky District[21], Lagansky District[22], Maloderbetovsky District[23], Oktyabrsky District[24], Priyutnensky District[25], Sarpinsky District[26], Tselinny District[27], Chernozemelsky District[28], Yustinsky District[29], Yashaltinsky District[30], Yashkulsky District[31]
  • Flag: flag of Kalmykia[32]
  • Legislative body: People's Khural of Kalmykia[33]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Kalmykia[34]
  • Part of: European Russia[35], Southern Federal District[36]
  • Commons category: Kalmykia[37]
  • Licence plate code: 08[38]
  • Located in time zone: Moscow Time[39], UTC+03:00[40], Europe/Moscow[41]
  • Inception: May 16, 1992[42]
  • Highest point: Gora Shared[43]
  • Official website: https://glava.region08.ru[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kalmykia[45]
  • Commons gallery: Калмыкия[46]
  • Population: 278,855[47], 275,413[48], 269,984[49], 266,770[50], 267,588[51]
  • Office held by head of government: Head of Kalmykia[52]

Why It Matters

Kalmykia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Kalmykia is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  39. [41] ↑ . data.iana.org. data.iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . gks.ru. gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . gks.ru. Retrieved . gks.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . Q133366769. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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