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There are also small Christian and atheist minorities, although their numbers are unknown in Chechnya; in Kazakhstan, they are roughly 3% and 2% of the Chechen population respectively. [110] A Chechen man prays during the Battle of Grozny. The flame in the background is from a gas line hit by shrapnel. (January 1995)
But the pattern of life expectancy is unusual, and in according to numerous statistics, Chechnya stands out from the overall picture. In 2020, Chechnya had the deepest fall in life expectancy, but in 2021 it had the biggest rise. Chechnya has the highest excess of life expectancy in rural areas over cities. [65] [66]
The First Chechen War began in December 1994, when Russian troops were sent to Chechnya to fight the separatist forces. [51] During the Battle of Grozny (1994–95), the city's population dropped from 400,000 to 140,000. [52]
Achkhoy-Martan (Russian: Ачхой-Мартан, Chechen: Iашхой-Марта, Jaşxoy-Marta or Тӏехьа-Март, Theẋa-Mart) [3] is a town and the administrative center of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division [1]. This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects.
The Chechen diaspora (Chechen: Нохчийн диаспора, romanized: Noxçiyn diaspora) is a term used to collectively describe the communities of Chechen people who live outside of Chechnya; this includes Chechens who live in other parts of Russia.
Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects, which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Data is current as of 2023.
According to this view of the ethnic situation in Ichkeria, the primary cause of Russian emigration was the extensive bombing of Grozny (where four out of five, or nearly 200,000 Russians in Chechnya lived before the war) by the Russian military during the First Chechen War. [41]