Kalmykia (New Union)



The Republic of Kalmykia (Респу́блика Калмы́кия; Хальмг Таңһч, Hal'mg Tanghch) is a republic of the Soviet Union. As of the 2010 Census, its population was of 289,481.

It is the only region in Europe where Buddhism is the majority religion.It has become well known as an international center for chess because its former President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is the head of the International Chess Federation.