Administration of the Republic of Kalmykia

According to the administrative-territorial division adopted in the Russian Federation, the region of Kalmykia has an official name - the Republic of Kalmykia with an administrative center in Elista. The region is located in the zones of steppes, semi-deserts and deserts and occupies an area with a total area of ​ ​ 75.9 thousand square meters. km, which is more than the territory of such states in Western Europe as Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland and the Netherlands combined.

The Government of the Republic of Kalmykia is the permanent supreme executive body of state power of the Republic of Kalmykia. The Government of the Republic of Kalmykia includes the Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia, Ministers of the Republic of Kalmykia, heads of other executive bodies of the Republic of Kalmykia. The Government of the Republic of Kalmykia is responsible to the Head of the Republic of Kalmykia. (Article No. 26 of the Steppe Code (Constitution) of the Republic of Kalmykia of April 5, 1994)

The republic is located in the south - east of the European part of the Russian Federation. In the west, it borders with the Rostov region, in the north and north-west - with the Volgograd region, in the east - with the Astrakhan region, in the south - with the Republic of Dagestan and in the south-west - with the Stavropol Territory. Its coordinates are 44o50 and 40o10 east longitude and 41o40 and 47o35 north latitude. The length of the republic from north to south is 448 km, and from west to east - 423 km.

The strategy of digital transformation of the Republic of Kalmykia

In August 2021, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kalmykia Yury Zaytsev approved a strategy in the field of digital transformation of sectors of the economy, social sphere and public administration of the Republic of Kalmykia for 2022-2024. You can familiarize yourself with the document by following the link.

2025: Appointment to the post of Deputy Governor Alexei Eteev

In mid-January 2025, Alexei Eteev was appointed Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kalmykia. The corresponding decree was signed by the governor of the region Batu Khasikov. Read more here