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Tajikistan Tajikistan (formerly Tadzhikistan or Tadzhik SSR) Area 55,251 sq. mi Population 5,812,000 Capital Dushanbe, 629,000 Largest cities Khodzhent (Leninabad), 160,000 Proclaimed date of independence August 1990 Tajikistan on the map Ethnic Groups Composition NAME THOUSANDS % Tajiks 3,872.0 66.7 Uzbeks 1,198.0 20.5 Russians 388.0 6.68 Tatars 72.0 1.24 Kyrgyz 64.0 1.11 Ukrainians 41.0 0.7 … Read more
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (formerly Turkmenia or Turkmen SSR) Area 188,455 sq. mi Population 3,998,700 Capital Ashkhabad, 398,000 Proclaimed date of independence August 1990 Turkmenistan on the map Ethnic Groups Composition NAME THOUSANDS % Turkmen 3,037.0 75.9 Russians 334.0 8.36 Uzbeks 317.0 7.9 Kazakhs 88.0 2.2 Tatars 39.0 1.1 Ukrainians 36.0 1.0 Azerbaijans 33.0 0.9 Armenians 32.0 … Read more
Ukraine Ukraine (formerly Ukrainian SSR) Area 233,089 sq. mi Population 52,104,000 Capital Kyiv (Kiev), 2,723,000 Largest cities Kharkiv, 1,622,000; Donetsk, 1,121,000; Odessa, 1,104,000; Lviv, 803,000 Proclaimed date of independence August 24, 1991 Ukraine on the map Ethnic Groups Composition NAME THOUSANDS % Ukrainians 38,019.0 72.9 Russians 11,447.0 21.9 Jews 480.0 0.9 Belorussians 640.0 0.6 Moldavians … Read more
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (formerly Uzbek SSR) Area 173,591 sq. mi Population 24,810,000 Capital Tashkent, 2,310,000 Largest cities Samarkand, 379,700 Proclaimed date of independence December 1991 Uzbekistan on the map Ethnic Groups Composition NAME THOUSANDS % Uzbeks 19,142.0 77.0 Russians 1,653.0 6.6 Tajiks 934.0 3.7 Kazakhs 808.0 3.26 Tatars 468.0 1.89 Karakalpaks 412.0 1.66 Crimean Tatars 189.0 … Read more
Aleuts Aleuts Population 700 Language group Eskimo-Aleut languages Language Aleut Region Komandor Isles Religion Christianity/Orthodox *Population estimates for 1994 The majority of the Aleuts live in the United States. In the CIS they are only found on the Komandor Isles. During the eighteenth century, the Aleuts lived on the islands of the Aleut ridge and … Read more
Altai Altai Population 71,000 Language group Turkic Language Altai Region Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region, South Siberia, partially China and Mongolia Center Gorno-Altaisk Religion Animism/Shamanism *Population estimates for 1994 Before the beginning of the twentieth century, the Turkic speaking population of the Russian Gorno-Altai Mountains was divided into the following territorial groups: 1) the Altai (or Altai-Kizhi, … Read more
Ando-Tsezian Peoples Ando-Tsezian Peoples Population 30,000 Language group Nakh-Daghestan branch of Caucasian languages Language Ando-Tsezian Region Daghestan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Ando-Tsezian and Ando-Digoyan people are the native population of Daghestan living mostly in the western regions. They are very close to the Avars. The Andyi group includes: the Andyis, the Botlikhs, … Read more
Armenians Arabs Population 7,900 Language group Semitic languages Language Arabic Region Middle Asian Repuplics Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Arabs of the former USSR live in Central Asia. They live in small clusters mainly in Buchara and Samarkand (regions of Uzbekistan among the Uzbeks), Tajiks, and Turkmen, gradually merging with them. The Central … Read more
Archins Archins Population 1,200 Language group Lezgin branch of Caucasian languages Language Archin Region Hatar River basin in Daghestan Religion Islam/Sunnite *Population estimates for 1994 The Archins, Arshishtu, or Archi (these last two are of self-designation), are the native population of Daghestan. They live in the Hatar River basin. Besides the Archin language, Avars, Russian, … Read more
Assyrians Assyrians Population 26,800 Language group Assyric Language Assyrian (New Assyrian) Region Caucasus Religion Christianity *Population estimates for 1994 The Assyrians or Assors (or Aturai as they called themselves) were a people whose historical territories lie in the northwestern parts of Iran and East Turkey. They also are found in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. … Read more