Chechen Republic Чеченская Республика (Russian) Нохчийн Республика (Chechen)
—  Republic  —
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Shatlak's Song
Coordinates: 43°24′N 45°43′E / 43.400°N 45.717°E / 43.400; 45.717Coordinates: 43°24′N 45°43′E / 43.400°N 45.717°E / 43.400; 45.717
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	North Caucasian
Economic region	North Caucasus
Established	January 10, 1993
Capital	Grozny
Government (as of January 2015)
• Head	Ramzan Kadyrov
• Legislature	Parliament
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
• Total	17,300 km2 (6,700 sq mi)
Area rank	76th
• Urban	32.1%
Population (January 2016 est.)
• Total	1,395,678
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-CE
License plates	95
Official languages	Russian; Chechen
[chechnya.gov.ru Official website]

Chechnya (Russian: Чечня́; Chechen: Нохчийчоь), officially the Chechen Republic (Russian: Чече́нская Респу́блика; Chechen: Нохчийн Республика), is a federal subject in Russia. It is located in the Caucasus region of Western Asia. The capital is Grozny.

Most people in Chechnya are Muslims and are of ancient Hurrian roots who spoke a Caucasian language. Most Chechens belong to the Shafi`i school of Sunni Islam.