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Ingushetia

Republic of Ingushetia
Республика Ингушетия (Russian)
Гӏалгӏай Мохк (Ingush)
—  Republic  —

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Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Ingushetia
Coordinates: 43°12′N 44°58′E / 43.200°N 44.967°E / 43.200; 44.967Coordinates: 43°12′N 44°58′E / 43.200°N 44.967°E / 43.200; 44.967
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district North Caucasian
Economic region North Caucasus
Established June 4, 1992
Capital Magas
Government (as of October 2014)
 • Head Yunus-Bek Yevkurov
 • Legislature People's Assembly (Parliament)
Statistics
Area See text
 • Total 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Area rank 81st
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 412,529
 • Rank 75th
 • Density 137.51/km2 (356.1/sq mi)
 • Urban 38.3%
 • Rural 61.7%
Population (January 2014 est.)
 • Total 453,000
Time zone(s) MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-IN
License plates 06
Official languages RussianIngush
Official website

The Republic of Ingushetia (Russian: Респу́блика Ингуше́тия, tr. Respublika Ingushetiya; IPA: [rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə ɪnɡʊˈʂetʲɪjə]; Ingush: Гӏалгӏай Мохк, Ğalğaj Moxk), also referred to as simply Ingushetia, is a federal subject of Russia (a republic), located in the North Caucasus region.

Its capital is the town of Magas. With its 3,000 square km, in terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the federal cities. It was established on June 4, 1992 after the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was split in two. The republic is home to the indigenous Ingush, a people of Vainakh ancestry. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 412,529.

Ingushetia is one of Russia's poorest and most restive regions. The military conflict in neighboring Chechnya has occasionally spilled into Ingushetia, and the republic has been destabilized by corruption, a number of high-profile crimes (including kidnapping and murder of civilians by government security forces), anti-government protests, attacks on soldiers and officers, Russian military excesses and a deteriorating human rights situation.


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