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Kalmykia

Kalmykia or Republic of Kalmykia-Khalmg-Tangeh,constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 329,000), c.29,400 sq mi (76,150 sq km), SE European Russia, on the Caspian Sea. Elista is the capital.

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