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Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.
Tunisia is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, and is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, covering 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi), with a population of 11 million. Read the rest of this entry »
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Elista
Elista city [ De | Ru | Es | Fr ]
Capital of Republic of Kalmykia.
Русская версия: Элиста.
Population: 103,728
Elista was founded in 1865 as a small settlement; the name is from Kalmyk els(e)n ‘sand(y).
Since 1991, the town has been characterized by the slow decay of Soviet-built institutions, and the large construction projects instigated by the republic’s millionaire president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
The town center has a number of renovated public parks focused on the main square, boasting statues to both Vladimir Lenin and the Buddha. To the east of the town lies the Olympic village of the 1998 XXXIII Chess Olympiad, known locally as “City-Chess“. The site has a public swimming pool and an excellent museum of Kalmyk Buddhist art, and is also infrequently used as a conference center. Read the rest of this entry »
Kalmykia in Wikipedia
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Kalmykia page in Wikipedia: Kalmykia in Wikipedia
