Chechnya is a small republic in the Caucasus Mountains, south of Russia and north of Georgia. About a million people live there. The capital is Grozny. Most people are Muslim.

Chechnya車臣 is是 in the Caucasus Mountains位於高加索山脈的 a small republic一個小共和國 south of Russia在俄羅斯南邊 and north of Georgia、喬治亞北邊。 About a million people大約一百萬人 live there住在那裡。 The capital首都 is是 Grozny格羅茲尼。 Most people大部分的人 are是 Muslim穆斯林。

On paper it belongs to the Russian Federation. In 1991 it announced it was an independent country, and that led to long, bitter wars with Russia. Some Chechen fighters later carried out attacks in Russian cities.

On paper名義上 it belongs to它屬於 the Russian Federation俄羅斯聯邦。 In 1991在1991年， it它 announced宣布 it was an independent country自己是獨立的國家， and that led to這導致了 with Russia跟俄羅斯之間 long, bitter wars長期而慘烈的戰爭。 Some Chechen fighters一些車臣戰士 later後來 in Russian cities在俄羅斯城市 carried out attacks發動攻擊。

Though actually, English news still sometimes says 'a country' as a shorthand, but it is not a fully separate state in the way a student might picture; Moscow still claims it, and the wars were about that claim. The people and the language are called Chechen, not Chechnya.

Though actually,不過其實， English news英文新聞 still sometimes says有時候還是會 'a country'說它是「一個國家」 as a shorthand,只是簡稱而已， but但 it is not它並不是 in the way a student might picture;像學生想像的那樣 a fully separate state完全獨立的國家； Moscow莫斯科 still claims it,仍然主張擁有主權， and而 the wars were about那些戰爭就是為了 that claim.這個主張。 The people and the language這裡的人和語言 are called被稱為 Chechen,Chechen（指人或語言）， not Chechnya.而不是Chechnya（指地名）。