Chechnya

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Chechnya is a predominantly Muslim republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia, known for its mountainous terrain, complex ethnic history, and conflicts with the Russian state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent entity of Russia
federal subject of Russia
republic of Russia
administrativeCenter Grozny
bordersWith Dagestan
Georgia
Ingushetia
North Ossetia
surface form: North Ossetia–Alania

Stavropol Krai
callingCode +7
capital Grozny
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Chechnya
continent Asia
Europe
country Russia
currency Russian ruble
demographicsCharacteristic predominantly Muslim population
dominantBranchOfIslam Sunni Islam
ethnicGroup Chechens
Russians
flag Flag of Chechnya
geopoliticalStatus republic of Russia in the North Caucasus
governmentForm republic within a federal state
headOfRepublic Ramzan Kadyrov
highestPoint Mount Tebulosmta
historicalEvent First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
historicalRegion Ingushetia
surface form: Chechen-Ingush ASSR
ISO3166-2Code RU-CE
knownFor complex ethnic history
conflicts with the Russian state
largestCity Grozny
legislature Parliament of the Chechen Republic
locatedIn Caucasus
North Caucasus
mainEthnicGroup Chechens
majorRiver Sunzha River
Terek River
nativeName Нохчийн Республика
Chechnya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Чеченская Республика
officialLanguage Chechen language
surface form: Chechen

Russian
officialName Chechnya self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chechen Republic
partOf Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
populationMajorityReligion Islam
region North Caucasian Federal District
religiousTradition Sufism
surface form: Sufi Islam
shortName Chechnya self-link
terrain mountainous
timeZone UTC+3
vehicleRegistrationCode 95

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Stavropol Krai borderedBy Chechnya
Dagestan borders Chechnya
Mtskheta-Mtianeti borders Chechnya
Grozny capitalOf Chechnya
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
this entity surface form: Ichkeria
Grozny countrySubdivision Chechnya
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
Grozny federalSubject Chechnya
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
Kists historicalOrigin Chechnya
Grozny locatedIn Chechnya
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
First Chechen War location Chechnya
Chechnya nativeName Chechnya self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Чеченская Республика
Chechen language nativeTo Chechnya
Chechnya officialName Chechnya self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
Terek Oblast partOfPresentDay Chechnya
Chechens primaryRegion Chechnya
Chechnya shortName Chechnya self-link
Chechen language spokenIn Chechnya
this entity surface form: Chechen Republic
Tamerlan Tsarnaev visited Chechnya