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Founded: 1917-1943/1957
President:Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov (elected April 11, 1993; re-elected October 15, 1995 and October 27, 2002)
Federation Council Representatives: Rustem Eduardovich Iskhakov (executive, term expires October 2007); Levon Khronovich Chakhmakhchyan (legislative, term expires December2008)
Duma deputy: Gennady Vasilyevich Kulik (Kalmyk district)(United Russia)
Population: 292,400 (2002 census)
Area: 75,900 square km (29,297 miles)
Capital: Elista (population 104,300), 1,836 km from Moscow
Federal District: Southern
Economic region: Volga
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Kalmykia is located in the southeastern part of European Russia. It shares a border with the Rostov, Volograd and Astrakhan regions and the Republic of Dagestan. The region is very arid and borders on semi-desert.
Urban population: 44%, Rural population: 56%
Ethnic make-up:
Economy: Kalmyks traditionally bred and raised livestock. They breed thoroughbred horses and raise several different kinds of sheep for both meat and wool.
Official website: http://www.kalm.ru
Contact information
President
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov
Ploshad Lenina, the House of Government
Elista 358000
Tel.: +7 (84722) 6 13 88
Fax: +7 (84722) 6 28 80
Press Secretary of the President
Buyancha Nikolayevich Galzanov
Tel: +7 (84722) 6 17 76
Tel/Fax: +7 (84722) 5 46 35
Chairman of the People's Hural
Vyacheslav Anatolyevich Bembetov
Tel.: +7 (84722) 5 27 32, 5 27 25
Fax: +7 (84722) 5 32 95
Minister of Press and Media
Nikolai Dzhambulovich Sandzhiyev
4 Nomto Ochirova Ulitsa
Elista 358000
Tel: +7 (84722) 2 97 34, 2 97 53
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Sergei Vasilievich Klimenchenko
21 Novy Arbat
Moscow
Tel.: +7 (095) 291 56 72; 291 44 85
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Russia Profile (October 15, 2004)
last updated August 22, 2005
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