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2. - Business, educational and cultural centre of the Volga Federal District NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010 - Population – 3.3 million - Urbanization – 79%

3. Helsinki St.Petersburg Delhi Berlin Warsaw Minsk Nizhny Novgorod Moscow Yekaterinburg Vladivostok Centre of the European Part of Russia Crossover of the international transport corridors: Pan- European №2 and “North-South” Crossroad of Russia NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010

4. Railway Railway density and cargo traffic volume is above Russia’s average Automobile Road density is 5 times higher than Russia’s average Air International airport. Daily international flights to Frankfurt, Germany. Water Exit to all seas of the European part of Russia NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010 Transportation

5. - Russia’s population is over 140 mln. people, and it is among the largest consumer markets in Europe - 43 mln. consumers live within a 500- km radius of Nizhny Novgorod - 43 mln. consumers live within a 500- km radius of Nizhny Novgorod - 84 mln. consumers live within a 1000-km radius of Nizhny Novgorod Leader in Accessible Consumer Market NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010

6. Industrial Complex NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010

7. Investment Council  Established in 2006  Total investment volume – more than 46 billion USD  Total workplaces estimated – more than165 000  Priority investment projects – 56

8. Skilled Work Force 18 state and private higher educational institutions; 6 establishments of the Russian Academy of Sciences; 47 industry research centres and engineering bureaus Scientific Research and Development Russian Federal Nuclear Centre; over 300 small high-technology companies Science and Technology NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION 2010