*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading Today, Chechnya is a republic with some degree of autonomy in the contemporary Russian Federation.
In southwestern Russia, landlocked within 100 kilometers of the Caspian Sea, Chechn.
The majority of Chechnya\'s population is comprised of Sunni Muslims, meaning religion has played a key role in the territory\'s development.
Its population is just over a million people, and it stretches over an area of 17,000 square kilometers. *Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading Today, Chechnya is a republic with some degree of autonomy in the contemporary Russian Federation