So you think you know the countries of Europe? How about Kalmykia?

The news had an article about it. http://www.russiatoday.com/features/news/32683

or see http://www.answers.com/topic/kalmykia

What is interesting is this is the only mainly Buddhist country in Europe. They've had a mainly harsh life yet seem to be making a comeback. And they have their own language and script http://www.answers.com/topic/clear-script Maybe National Geographic will have a TV program on them. Fiction is ok, but the real world can outdo fiction any day of the week.

Their language is shared with Western Mongolia even though they are far from Mongolia. Their written language has been written in multiple methods so its continuity has been disrupted and for a while the children weren't even taught their language. Here is a little more information on their language:
http://www.answers.com/topic/kalmyk-language As a Buddhist saying goes, "Life is so hard, how can we be anything but kind?"