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| | Chechnya, chechen |
 | | The Chechen Republic (Russian: Чеченская Республика; Chechen: Noxçiyn Respublika Noxçiyçö), also known as Chechnya (Russian: Чечня), Chechnia or Chechenia, is a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. |
 | | Bordering Stavropol Krai to the northwest, the republic of Dagestan to the northeast and east, Georgia to the south, and the republics of Ingushetia and North Ossetia to the west, it is located in the Northern Caucasus mountains, in the Southern Federal District. |
 | | As of 2003, their independence is not recognized by any state; however, this declaration caused armed conflicts in which several rival Chechen groups and the Federal army were involved, resulting in about 150,000 deaths in the period of 1994-2003. |
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