1 Russia Political Administrative System Contd. Presented by Elena V. Fedorova Vladivostok,VSUE,

2 Southern Federal District Astrakhan Region Astrakhan Region Kabardin-Balkar Republic Kabardin-Balkar Republic Karachai-Cherkes Republic Karachai-Cherkes Republic Krasnodar Territory Krasnodar Territory Republic of Adygea Republic of Adygea Republic of Daghestan Republic of Daghestan Republic of Ingushetia Republic of Ingushetia Republic of Kalmykia Republic of Kalmykia Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Republic of North Ossetia - Alania Rostov Region Rostov Region Stavropol territory Stavropol territory Volgograd Region Volgograd Region Plenipotentiary Envoy - Viktor Kazantsev

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4 The Southern Federal District 13 subjects of the Russian Federation: 8 republics (Adygeya, Daghestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykiya, Karachai- Circassian Republic, North Osetia-Alania, Chechnya); 2 territories (Krasnodar, Stavropol) and 3 regions (Astrakhan, Volgograd, Rostov). The capital city is Rostov-on-Don.

5 The Southern Federal District Area of thousand sq. km. Borders: the Black Sea and the Azov Sea In the West, Ukraine and the Central Federal District in the North, the Caspian Sea, the Volga Federal District and Kazakhstan in the East Azerbaijan and Georgia in the South.

6 The Southern Federal District The population - 21,625,000 Ethnic composition: More than 120 ethnic groups: The Russians, Ingushis, Osetians, Circassians, Abazins, Nogais, Karachayevs, Chechens, Kabardins, Balkars, Kalmyks and others.

7 The Southern Federal District Raw materials: oil and gas (the Krasnodar Territory is Russia's oldest oil- producing region - since 1864),brick earth, loams, sand and gravel, construction gypsum, construction sand and high-quality limestone. Minerals: molybdenum, tungsten, heavy spar, polymetals, rare-earth metals, silver, gold, marble and marbleized building materials, dolomites and limestone pebble. The Rostov region is the main source of coal in the North Caucasus. It holds more than 6.5 billion tons of coal reserves. New coal mines could be built on the basis of explored deposits amounting to more than 1.5 billion tons of coal.

8 The Southern Federal District Europe's largest reservoir of subterranean sources of fresh water - the Azov-Kuban reservoir - has a significant reserve of thermal and mineral water. Industries: Engineering, non-ferrous industry, and chemical, petrochemical and woodworking. Farming and the food industry are well developed due to favorable climatic conditions and fertile soils (Krasnodar and Stravropol Territories).

9 Ural Federal District Chelyabinsk Region Chelyabinsk Region Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area Kurgan Region Kurgan Region Sverdlovsk Region Sverdlovsk Region Tyumen Region Tyumen Region Plenipotentiary Representative Pyotr M. Latyshev.

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11 The Ural Federal District 2 autonomous areas (Khanty-Mansi, Yamalo- Nenets) 4 regions (Kurgan, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk). Its center is in the city of Yekaterinburg.

12 The Ural Federal District Area: 1,789,400 square kilometers. Borders: The UFD on Kazakhstan In the South; Volga and North Western Federal Districts in the West; The Siberian Federal District in the East; Washed by the Kara Sea In the North.

13 The Ural Federal District Population: 12,563,000 (8.7% of Russia). Ethnic composition: over 120 ethnic groups, including small Northern peoples.

14 The Ural Federal District Industry: 17% of national industrial output 15% of federal budget revenues One-third of all explored mineral fuel reserves, One-sixth of iron ores, 4.5% of non-ferrous metals, 10% of timber. 90% of all Russian gas. Russia's biggest oil and gas condensate fields: Samotlor, Fedorovskoye, Mamontovskoye, Priobskoye.

15 The Ural Federal District Surgut power system; Main enterprises of Russia's biggest oil companies: LUKOIL, YUKOS, Tyumen Oil Company, Surgutneftegaz; Major gas industry outfits: OAO Gazprom, AO "Noyabrskneftegaz," AO "Rosneft- Purneftegaz."

16 The Ural Federal District Natural resorses: Building stone, building sand, brick clays, and ornamental stone. Raw gems: Industrial stone, jewellery-grade industrial stone, semi-precious and precious stone.

17 The Ural Federal District Mineral deposits: Upper Ural ore province; Satka magnesite field; Koelginskoye white marble deposit; Zhuravliny Log deposit of China clay.

18 The Ural Federal District Important industries: Iron-and-steel,machine-building,metal-working, fuel-and-power, nuclear, agricultural.

19 Siberian Federal District Altai Territory Altai Territory Chita region Chita region Evenki Autonomous Area Evenki Autonomous Area Irkutsk Region Irkutsk Region Kemerovo Region Kemerovo Region Krasnoyarsk Territory Krasnoyarsk Territory Novosibirsk Region Novosibirsk Region Omsk Region Omsk Region Republic of Altai Republic of Altai Republic of Buryatia Republic of Buryatia Republic of Khakassia Republic of Khakassia Republic of Tyva Republic of Tyva Taimyr Autonomous Area Taimyr Autonomous Area Ust-Ordynsk Buryat Autonomous Region Ust-Ordynsk Buryat Autonomous Region

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21 The Siberian Federal District 16 subjects of the Russian Federation: 4 republics (Altai, Buryat, Tyva and Khakas), 2 territories (Altai, Krasnoyarsk), 6 regions ((Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Oms, Tomsk, Chita) and 4 autonomous regions (Aginsk, Buryat, Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenetsk) and Ust-Orda (Buryat, Evenk). Novosibirsk is the capital city of the SFD.

22 The Siberian Federal District Area: 6,770,400 square kilometers. Borders: China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan in the South, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan in the South, The Far-Eastern Federal District in the East The Ural Federal District in the West. The Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea in the North

23 The Siberian Federal District Most of the District's population (21,512,900) lives in the countryside. The Kemerovo region is the exception. It is one of Russia's most densely populated and urbanized regions. 87% of the population lives in the cities.

24 The Siberian Federal District Mineral resources: Polymetallic ores, salt, mirabilite, iron ore, tungsten, molybdenum, berillium, tin, fluor-spar, chrysotile asbestos, precious metals, apatite, phosphorite, boron, graphite, zeolite, bentonite, pearlite and other deposits. Altai – Deposits of jasper, porphyry, marble, granite, thermal mineral and drinking water and curative mud.

25 The Siberian Federal District Ore deposits contain composite ores carrying valuable additives such as bismuth, indium, scandium and others. Titanium ores have been discovered in gravel deposits at Tugansk and Georgiyevsk. Titanium ores have been discovered in gravel deposits at Tugansk and Georgiyevsk. The Tugansk deposit holds 5.1 million tons of quartz sand and rare earth elements. 5.1 million tons of quartz sand and rare earth elements. Tomsk and Omsk regions: oil and gas fields.

26 The Siberian Federal District Industry: Fuel and energy; Coal and electricity. The potential of the Angara and the Yenisei : 600 billion kWh of low-cost electricity annually (40% of the country's total resources). The Boguchansk hydropower station: billion kWh;( just over one sixth of the potential production of the Angara-Yenisei hydroelectric system). Forestry: Lumbering and woodworking enterprises (including sawmills and pulp-and-paper mills).

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