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Chechens

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Chechens Нохчий Nokhchiy Total population 2 million [1] Regions with significant populations   Russia 1,431,360 [2]        Chechnya 1,206,551 [3]        Dagestan 93,658 [3]        Ingushetia 18,765 [3]        Moscow Oblast 14,524 [3]        Stavropol Krai 11,980 [3]        Rostov Oblast 11,449 [3]        Volgograd Oblast 9,649 [3]        Astrakhan Oblast 7,229 [3]        Tyumen Oblast 6,889 [3]   EU         France         Austria         Belgium         Germany 130,000 [4] –200,000 [5] 30,000 [6] 25,000 [6] 17,000 [6] 12,000 [6]   Turkey 100,000 [7] [8]   Kazakhstan 31,974 [9]   Iraq 11,000 [10]   Georgia 10,100 (including Kist people)   Jordan 8,000 [11]   Azerbaijan 5,200 [12]   Egypt 5,000 [7]   Syria 4,300 [13]   United Arab Emirates 2,000-3,000 [14]   Ukraine 2,877 [15]   Kyrgyzstan 2,100 [16]   Spain 2,100 [7]   Uzbekistan 1,500 [17]   Turkmenistan 800 [18]   United States 250-500 [19] Data figures from 2001 to 2013; see also Chechen diaspora. [20] Languages Chechen See Language ...

Abkhazians

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Not to be confused with Abzakhs. Abkhaz, Abkhazians Аҧсуа Total population c.   200,000 Regions with significant populations Former Soviet Union   Abkhazia 122,040 (2003 census) [1]   Russia 11,366 (2002 census) [2]   Georgia (without Abkhazia) 3,527 [3]   Ukraine 1,458 [4] Diaspora   Turkey 600,000 (by descent) [5]   Syria c.  10,000 [6] Languages Abkhaz (native), Russian, Georgian, Turkish Religion Predominantly Abkhazian Orthodox Christianity and Sunni Islam with Abkhaz 'native' pagan minority Related ethnic groups Other Northwest Caucasians Abkhazians or the Abkhaz (Abkhaz: Аҧсуа, Apswa ; Georgian: აფხაზები [ɑpʰxɑzɛbi] ) are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. A large Abkhaz diaspora population resides in Turkey, the origins of which lie in the population movements from the Caucasus in the late 19th century. Many Abkhaz also live in other parts of the former Soviet Union, particularly in Russia and Ukra...