Only on the territory of Russia there are 65 small peoples, and the number of some of them does not exceed a thousand people. There are hundreds of such peoples on Earth, and each carefully preserves its customs, language and culture.
In our today's top ten are the smallest nations in the world.
10. Ginukhs
This small nation lives on the territory of Dagestan, and its population is only 443 people as of the end of 2010. For a long time, the Ginukhs were not singled out as a separate ethnic group, since the Ginukh language was considered only one of the dialects of the Tsez language widespread in Dagestan.
9. Selkups
Until the 1930s, representatives of this West Siberian people were called Ostyak-Samoyeds. The number of Selkups is just over 4 thousand people. They live mainly on the territory of the Tyumen, Tomsk regions, as well as Yamal
8. Nganasans
This people lives on the Taimyr Peninsula, and its number is about 800 people. The Nganasans are the northernmost people in Eurasia. Until the middle of the 20th century, the people led a nomadic lifestyle, driving herds of deer over great distances; today the Nganasans live sedentary.
7. Orochons
The place of residence of this small ethnic group is China and Mongolia. The population is about 7 thousand people. The history of the people is more than a thousand years old, the Orochons are mentioned in many documents relating to the early Chinese imperial dynasties.
6. Evenki
This indigenous people of Russia lives in Eastern Siberia. This nation is the most numerous in our ten - its number is quite sufficient to inhabit a small town. There are about 35 thousand Evenks in the world.
5. Chum salmon
Chum salmon live in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The population of this people is less than 1500 people. Until the middle of the 20th century, representatives of the ethnos were called Ostyaks, as well as Yenisei. The Ket language belongs to the Yenisei language group.
4. Chulyms
The number of this indigenous people of Russia is 355 people as of 2010. Despite the fact that most of the Chulym residents recognize Orthodoxy, the ethnos carefully preserves some of the traditions of shamanism. Chulyms live mainly in the Tomsk region. It is interesting that the Chulym language has no writing.
3. Basins
The number of this people living in Primorye is only 276 people. The Taz language is a mixture of one of the Chinese dialects with the Nanai language. Now this language is spoken by less than half of those who consider themselves to be among the cans.
2. Livy
This extremely small people lives in the territory of Latvia. The main occupations of the Livs from time immemorial have been piracy, fishing and hunting. Today the people have almost completely assimilated. According to official figures, only 180 Livs remained.
1. Pitcairns
This nation is the smallest in the world and lives on the small island of Pitcairn in Oceania. The population of Pitcairns is about 60 people. All of them are descendants of the sailors of the British warship Bounty, who landed here in 1790. The Pitcairn language is a mixture of simplified English, Tahitian and marine vocabulary.
Torah, my people, 24 people.
Kereki. Only 4 people.